We could debate this at length. Mr. Thériault, allow me to go back to your comment about what you call "the continuum". Is medical assistance in dying part of the same continuum as palliative care or are we talking about two things that are completely separate? I will not be telling you anything you don't know when I say there is quite a fierce difference of opinion on that subject.
A lot of people who testified before the special joint committee, on which a number of you sat, are of the opinion that we are talking about two separate things. Apart from that philosophical distinction, there are very significant practical aspects.
I am sure we will have an opportunity to continue this discussion, perhaps in another forum. No matter what direction the committee on which you sit takes, it is very important not to make medical assistance in dying the default option because the supply of palliative care does not meet the demand, particularly in an aging society.
That is why I said earlier, in my conclusion, that we cannot exclude discussion about improving the supply of palliative care in the society we live in today.