Do you think so? I'm sorry. The committee's final report in February 2023 noted, “there has not been sufficient time to develop the standards of practice” that “are key to ensuring a thoughtful, consistent approach to MAID”.
I have found, in all my years of Parliament, that things don't move very fast. To suddenly go from February to now and say we're ready...I have a really hard time buying that. We were given an arbitrary date on this by the unelected Senate, which threw in March 2023. Then the Liberals moved it to 2024.
Can you tell me with assurance that I can go back to the people I represent and tell them not to worry, that if their loved one who's severely depressed decides he's going to end his life, it will be done right with all the provisions and protections? Can you tell me that I can tell people those protections are in place now, because in four months this will become law?