Mr. Speaker, it is quite unconscionable, as I said, to shorten this reflection period in the guise of providing a more immediate response to shortening a person's pain, understanding that, a lot of times, people under such circumstances could have other alternatives provided or presented to them and, therefore, change the situation altogether. However, once MAID is administered, it would be too late for anybody to reverse the decision, and that is why a reflection period, especially for those who do not have a reasonably foreseeable condition, needs to be reinstated in order to have the chance to reconsider.
In the House of Commons on December 2nd, 2020. See this statement in context.