We are all in agreement that palliative care must be offered everywhere and to everyone who needs it. No one is opposed to that.
In my position, here in Quebec City, I hear the argument that medical assistance in dying has resulted in a reduction in funding allocated to palliative care. But I have never seen any proof of that. I am still waiting for the evidence, very simply. I think that palliative care is underfunded in general, and has been for a very long time. That has nothing to do with the advent of medical assistance in dying.
Again, we have to stop looking at the possibility of receiving medical assistance in dying as something that is the opposite of quality palliative care. We need to have both and respect the patient's free and informed choice. It comes down to the principle of self-determination again.