Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent's question is an excellent one.
The words “reasonably foreseeable” can cause some confusion from a legal point of view. What is reasonably foreseeable? There are many ways to interpret those words. It is true that those words do not appear in the Carter decision and that removing them from the bill would be a good thing.
My colleague often referred to the Quebec version of the law, which is about the moment when a person is at the end of his or her life. The words “end of life”, however, can also cause confusion from a strictly legal point of view. When does end of life begin? Is it 24 hours before a person dies, a week before death, a month before death, or is it the moment when a doctor confirms that no treatment can save that person's life?
The committee needs to take a close look at those words to ensure there is no ambiguity that could open the door to a legal challenge.