Madam Speaker, Bill C-7 proposes removing the requirement for final consent for eligible individuals whose natural death is reasonably foreseeable.
This requirement could result in a person not receiving enough sedatives to relieve their pain because they need to be fully competent at the time of the second consent.
I would like to know my colleague's thoughts on whether we should also consider the possibility of granting the right to waive final consent in cases where natural death is not foreseeable.
Should we be considering the issue of advance consent, for example, to ensure that people suffering from degenerative or incurable diseases do not have to go before the courts to challenge the terms and conditions surrounding eligibility for medical assistance in dying?