Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his words of wisdom. It was wonderful.
In my life, previous to becoming elected, I had the privilege and opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary team in a hospital setting as a social worker. A lot of times I got to go into end-of-life situations, palliative and more. It was a real honour to work with a family in a palliative situation. A lot of family therapy happens in that moment, which is for the good, and a lot of reconciliation.
The statistic right now is that only 30% of Canadians have access to quality palliative care. For sure, it is not people who live in rural and remote northern communities.
Would my hon. colleague agree that it is absolutely appalling that only 30% of Canadians have access to palliative care?