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Svend Robinson

Svend Robinson is a former NDP MP who represented Burnaby, B.C., from 1979-2004. He will be running as the NDP candidate in Burnaby North-Seymour, B.C., in the next federal election. Mr. Robinson, who championed the right of Sue Rodriguez, was a leader in the movement for the right to physician-assisted death.

Opinion | BY SVEND ROBINSON | February 11, 2019
Svend Robinson pictured with Sue Rodriguez in Victoria, B.C., on Sept. 30, 1993. Rodriguez, who unsuccessfully fought for the legal right to assisted death, died on Feb. 12, 1994, at the time of her choosing. Photograph courtesy of The Canadian Press/Ward Perrin
Opinion | BY SVEND ROBINSON | February 11, 2019
Opinion | BY SVEND ROBINSON | February 11, 2019
Svend Robinson pictured with Sue Rodriguez in Victoria, B.C., on Sept. 30, 1993. Rodriguez, who unsuccessfully fought for the legal right to assisted death, died on Feb. 12, 1994, at the time of her choosing. Photograph courtesy of The Canadian Press/Ward Perrin