Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would just note that my comments were highly relevant to the amendment. They were certainly not repetitive in any way of anything that I had previously stated. I would hope that members of the government would take heed of the concerns expressed by the UN special rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities.
In that regard, in connection with the amendment that Mr. Manly has put forward, the special rapporteur stated:
I am extremely concerned about the implementation of the legislation on medical assistance in dying from a disability perspective. I have been informed that there is no protocol in place to demonstrate that persons with disabilities have been provided with viable alternatives when eligible for assistive dying.
I believe Mr. Manly's amendment is a step in the right direction to addressing the concerns raised by the special rapporteur with regard to Canada's international obligations under the UN convention, which Bill C-7 expressly acknowledges in its preamble.
Thank you, Madam Chair.