Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech.
I would like to remind her that medical assistance in dying is an intervention allowed only in exceptional cases, under very strict conditions. Access to this intervention is strictly regulated by law.
Bill C-7 will not bring about an unreasonable increase in MAID cases. According to a report of Quebec's commission on end-of-life care, from December 10, 2015, to March 31, 2018, a total of 830 requests for MAID were denied for various reasons, including the death of the person before the procedure, the withdrawal of the request by the sick person or a death that was not reasonably expected.
In short, there is nothing in Bill C-7 that will cause a substantial increase in requests for medical assistance in dying.