Thank you, Madam Chair.
Ms. Baylis, I want to congratulate you on your nursing career, even though you are now retired. You have seen it all over the course of your career. You have now reached what is called the age of wisdom.
As you know, Canada has offered palliative care for quite some time now; only very recently has it started offering medical assistance in dying. The statistics show that almost 80 per cent of people who request medical assistance in dying have already received palliative care and do not want to end their lives that way. Instead, they want to receive medical assistance in dying. As well, after thinking about it, 20 per cent of people who request medical assistance in dying do not want to receive palliative care.
As a nurse, what are your comments on that subject?