I would agree. For us and the group we're working with in Nova Scotia, the question becomes this: What happens to people who apply for a medically assisted death but who are not eligible? Who cares for them then? Our MAID access team in Nova Scotia is not a treatment team for people with mental health disorders. Sometimes these people lack some of those basic circumstances. They don't have a family physician or nurse practitioner to care for them even for their primary needs. For us, it's then a discussion with our government as to how we care for these people if they're not eligible.
On November 21st, 2023. See this statement in context.