Madam Speaker, to the hon. member for Cloverdale—Langley City, not only am I not willing to admit it, I think the assertion is absurd. I think the assertion is offensive. Nobody in this place, regardless of party, would place euthanasia as a desired outcome over a full range of choices.
It does not require admitting anything. I asked the Minister of Health earlier in this place whether she would agree that services are not adequate for the provision of counselling, mental health services and, of course, assistance in having access to the facilities that make palliative care so much desired and so much preferred for patients and families across Canada.
I would urge the hon. member to rethink this. One cannot allege that the lack of services in palliative care is due to anyone's desire to push death over adequate care. I think the very notion is outrageous.