That's an excellent question. Actually, when we first started discussing this, it was during the time Bill C-14 came forward. I was made aware of the 2011 committee, the all-parliamentary committee that studied it. I was able to consult with them on the work they had done and their recommendations, and then they put me in touch with people across the country who are working in palliative care, working in a similar way to try to get a consistent service across the country.
I had the opportunity to sit with members of various hospices and talk to palliative care specialists, nurses, people who receive the palliative care, and home care workers to understand what they saw as the biggest need and how—if the federal government was going to act—they'd prefer to see that.
Then when I drafted the bill, I was able to review it with all the various stakeholders so they could see the language in the bill and be able to support it.