Mr. Speaker, I personally do not know how that number came up, however, I know that if someone's mental capacity is at the risk of being lost in that 90-day period, it will not take 90 days. However, I would imagine that, for somebody who does have many more years ahead of them and does not have a reasonably foreseeable death, perhaps more reflection needs to be done before actually going through with this kind of thing. I do agree with the 90 days. I think that people need to have enough time to really think about this issue and whether this is the route they want to take and to really consider all other options available before finally going with this one.
In the House of Commons on October 21st, 2020. See this statement in context.