The number of people waiting is not coming down, especially in the kidney area. I introduced another bill in 2016, Bill C-223, to establish a national registry for organ and tissue donations. The bill did not make it through second reading to committee. It was more complicated than this one, and the urgency was on the lack of donations.
When the organ is coming from a living donor, that is a much easier process, because you know what you're dealing with. It gives the health care system enough opportunities and time to examine the body and to understand. The likelihood of the organs surviving and living in recipients' bodies is much higher, as is the safety of both sides through the whole process of preparation.
That's why, as the population in Canada grows, the numbers are not really improving. We need to do more, because that helps everything—all the steps, in all the ways and in all directions—and makes a huge difference in the lives of all Canadians.