Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Ms. Gladu, for this excellent bill, which focuses on the patient and not the administrative aspects. It is important, however, for me to properly understand the definitions. You were talking about that earlier with Mr. Davies. In the case of a number of definitions, they pull in opposite directions and ultimately cast a very wide net.
In terms of palliative care, it involves addressing something. For example, there could be a patient who does not require care or daily monitoring for their quality of life. The term “palliative care” often refers to end-of-life care. Its purpose is to improve a patient's quality of life at the end of their life when they are suffering from a serious illness that is difficult to control or whose outcome is known.
That is why this is naturally, although not systematically, related to Bill C-14, which pertains to medically-assisted dying. I would like to hear your understanding of the term. Care for the elderly is one thing, but palliative care is something else, and end-of-life care is something else again.
What is your understanding of it?