Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech, which was compassionate and inspiring, not to mention very well put together and documented. I am very proud that he is our colleague.
He spoke about the fact that, without the bill, some people would resort to the courts to finally win their case. Another option for some would be to go abroad to obtain MAID.
In this context, does he believe that the bill provides a better framework for MAID and ensures that everyone has equal access and that finances are not an impediment?
Those with the means to go abroad can do so even if they are far from their family and home, whereas others cannot. In a context of harm reduction, shaping the bill ourselves and offering it to everyone, rather than trying to make it impossible to do something, which is in any event somewhat inevitable—