Mr. Speaker, the last petition was put together and is presented through a group called Dying with Dignity. This organization has members within my riding. Particularly, these petitions are signed by residents of Salt Spring Island. In light of a British Columbia Supreme Court case relating to doctor-assisted suicide, the petitioners call upon the government to accept what the court has said rather than appeal it.
The petitioners also call upon the House of Commons to respect the will of Canadians and enact new legislation to provide clear guidelines to physicians providing competent, fully informed and terminally ill patients with the right to make their own end-of-life decisions.