Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is for Mr. Thorne.
Mr. Thorne, we know that for women, the suicide rate is 1.9 times higher among female veterans than in the general population. We also know that for female veterans under the age of 25, the rate is 2.5 times than the general population.
Among men, the suicide rate among veterans is 1.4 times that of the general population.
On average, one suicide occurs every nine days.
My question may sound ridiculous, but would you agree that it's unacceptable and totally inappropriate to say the words “medical assistance in dying” to a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder?