Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would just like to add that providing for same-day death or entertaining that possibility, as Bill C-7 would allow for, I believe is virtually unprecedented in any other jurisdiction.
I recall that when we considered the reflection period during the debate around Bill C-14 at the time, we were looking at a 14- or 15-day reflection period, and the government brought forward an amendment to reduce that to 10 days. Even a 14- or 15-day period, as I recall, was significantly less than that which was provided for in the Benelux countries, where the waiting period, at least as of 2016, was in the range of 30 days.
We really are heading down uncharted waters. I think any time we legislate on this issue, in which there are so many complexities and we're dealing with vulnerable persons who are at their most vulnerable state in life in many instances, we need to proceed with care and caution, having regard for the evidence before our committee and having regard for the data coming out of the province of Quebec.
I believe it is imperative that we maintain a reflection period and not go down an uncharted path.
Thank you.