Madam Speaker, I thank the member for North Island—Powell River for also sharing her personal experience with medical assistance in dying.
My background is as an academic and as a member of Parliament. I think we have the same tendency to get into the legal details and forget about the lived experiences that lie behind these kinds of cases and issues. By having a broader review of the issue around medical assistance in dying, we can help build a consensus about appropriate measures when it comes to advance directives and making sure that vulnerable populations are not under undue pressure. This review was mandated by the original legislation and was seen as an important part of the way we consider the experience we have actually had with medical assistance in dying. I am disappointed the government seems to have let this fall off its agenda and is leaving it to the rest of us in Parliament to push forward with this review.