Mr. Chair, I'm concerned about the amendment for reasons that may be semantic, but the end of it reads: “identify medical assistance in dying as the primary cause of death, as well as the illness, disease or disability that prompted the request for medical assistance in dying."
As I see it, the cancer, let's say, is the condition that causes it, and the medical assistance in dying is the manner in which it occurred. Otherwise, I'm concerned that we'll witness a sudden drop in deaths caused by cancer, ALS, and so on. That specification, if I'm understanding it properly, causes me great concern. Unless that's clarified I won't be able to support this.