Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to all the witnesses. Just as an observation, gosh, three minutes goes fast.
Our family has had personal experience with excellent home-based palliative care. I agree that improving home-based palliative care is essential to providing more end-of-life choices. We've known for decades that health human resources across Canada are inadequate in all kinds of health care, including in palliative health care. This is not unique to palliative care.
Dr. Downar, we've also heard arguments that MAID funding is stealing resources that were originally directed for palliative care, or that funding for MAID is causing deficits in funding for palliative care, that funding is being specifically directed to MAID instead of palliative care. Can I have your thoughts on these concerns?