Mr. Speaker, over 40 years ago, palliative care was identified as the only way for people to die with dignity.
My colleague opposite is assuming that if someone requests assistance in dying during palliative care, it means that palliative care has failed.
Why should comprehensive palliative care that includes assistance in dying from specialized staff be considered a failure when an individual decides he or she is ready to go peacefully? How is that a failure on the part of palliative care?