We are talking about the taking of life. That is the number one thing we're dealing with in this new bill. I think we need to ensure that we have consistency in ensuring that if you take a human life without the exemptions, you pay. Those who do the crime do the time, essentially. That's probably the impetus for this amendment.
I would like to point out that in Belgium they have significant stats concerning people who are being euthanized without explicit consent. They have statistics on this. You'd think it would be a hidden kind of thing, but no, they actual have stats on it—the proper documentation not being filled out, and those kinds of things.
We need to ensure that in Canada no one is put to death without consenting to their death. One person whom that happens to is one too many. How many are we okay with? That is the question. In Belgium last year, 1,000 people were put to death without explicit consent. If that happens here in Canada, I would expect that there would be a sentence similar to that for manslaughter or second-degree murder.