Absolutely. The Quebec act is more restrictive than what the Supreme Court allows in its Carter ruling. The law was passed before that decision was handed down. At the end of the legislative process Parliament is undertaking now, clearly Quebec is going to have to review its law to have it perfectly align with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as well as with the principles of the decision embodied in the Carter ruling.
The Quebec act contains certain criteria that make physician-assisted death an exceptional process and a last resort, that is to say when medicine has nothing left to offer and is in fact only prolonging suffering and indignity. That is essentially why the law is so restrictive.
The end-of-life care concept also was a part of the debate. If I remember correctly, the opposition put that concept forward. Those who were opposed to the law really wanted to limit its scope more. This was part of the political negotiations that took place in order to bring about support for the adoption of the act. That criterion is clearly not a part of the Supreme Court ruling. In my opinion this should certainly be reviewed if needed. I think that Quebec should wait for the Canadian government to make its position known, as well as the criteria that position will be based on, before it does its review.
You are right to say that your position is broader than what Quebec determined or defined. The Supreme Court did in fact give you more room to maneuver.