Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question.
When I sat in the special joint committee, it really struck me how the issue raised by the Carter decision really forced us to reflect on the quality of palliative care in Canada.
That is why I was thrilled to hear that the Minister of Health had announced plans to invest an additional $3 billion over the next four years to improve palliative care. As we said in committee, medical assistance in dying must not replace palliative care. That care constitutes end-of-life care, and medical assistance in dying should be considered part of palliative care. I am therefore very proud of our government's decision and the decision taken by the Minister of Health.