Thank you, everybody. Thank you. You know how long these things go. Why dont we sit down . Thank you. Thank you all. Im tempted to make some comments about being lt. Governor. But dont do it. All right, i wont make any, but thank you madam lt. Governor for your introduction and thank you, mr. Speaker for welcoming jen and me to your house and madam pro tem, members of the legislature, fellow californians, thank you once again for the privilege of this podium. Traditionally, this is where governors stand before you and report with practiced grand 0sty that the state of our state is strong and getting stronger. And largely, that is still true and yes, proudly, we still are americas coming attraction. By any standard and by nearly every recognizable metric, the state of california is not just thriving, but in many instances leading the country, inventing the future and inspiring the nation. We remain the fifth largest economy in the world and join 118 consecutive months of net job growth,
Good afternoon everyone. And welcome to the Mayors Disability Council meeting. My name is sheri albers and this meeting is now in order. Today is friday, may 19, 2023. This is a inperson and virtual hybrid meeting. This meeting is broadcast to the public on sfgovtv, and it is open captioned and asl interpreted. The Mayors Disability Council holds 10 Public Meetings per year, and they are generally held on the third friday of the month. Please visit the mod website at www. Sf. Gov mod or call the mayor office of disability at 4155545678. For more information or email sorry. Mod sf. Gov, for any accommodations you may need. Our next regular meeting will be friday june 16, 2023. From 1 oclock to 4 oclock right here in this room, which is room 400 in San Francisco city hall. I dont know if i mentioned that is where we are at. It is also going to be hybrid meeting and broadcast on sfgovtv. We thank you for joining us and we are glad you are here. Okay, mary, could you please conduct the rol
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this is bbc news. the headlines. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in 2021, more than 10,000 canadians died at the hands of health care professionals. thanks to the country s legalization of euthanasia. a handful of other countries have also legalized doctor assisted dying, but often with more restrictive rules. so, canada has become something of a global testing ground raised by euthanasia. my guest, dr stephanie green, is a specialist in medically assisted dying, and has overseen more than 300 deaths herself. is canada at ease with its role as assisted dying pioneer? dr stephanie green in victoria, canada. welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, dr green. now, you are an experienced medical doctor, but your particular focus for the last few years has been offering medical assistance in dying. so, in terms of your day to dayjob, what does that actually mean you do? mostly, it means i talk to a lot of patients. practically sp
my guest, dr stefanie green, is a specialist in medically assisted dying, and has overseen more than 300 deaths herself. is canada at ease with its role as assisted dying pioneer? dr stefanie green in victoria, canada. welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, dr green. now, you are an experienced medical doctor, but your particular focus for the last few years has been offering medical assistance in dying. so, in terms of your day to dayjob, what does that actually mean you do? mostly, it means i talk to a lot of patients. practically speaking, what it means is i meet with families and patients who are interested in talking about their end of life choices, specifically about the possibility of an assisted death. i do a lot of education and a lot of informing patients what that is, what it isn t, what other options might be. we talk about the process, the procedure. there s a very rigorous process that needs to happen if they want to