Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his question and for all his hard work on the special committee and the justice committee.
What he said, again, reinforces how important it is for us to pass the legislation by June 6. As members know, if the legislation is not in place by June 6, the court's ruling would come into effect, meaning that medical assistance in dying would be lawful where it is in accordance with the parameters set by the Carter ruling.
We know if the bill does not pass there will be a vacuum. I know this is something that my hon. colleague has said before in the House as well. People who are suffering incurable and irremediable conditions will be left with no access to medical assistance in dying because no medical practitioner will be at all comfortable assisting anyone in dying without any legal framework.
On the other side, we will be putting our most vulnerable population at risk with absolutely no safeguards, and we know how disastrous that could be.
Again, this just shows how important it is for us, as parliamentarians and as Canadians, to pass the legislation by June 6.