Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his ongoing advocacy on this issue, and we have had many conversations about it.
It is very personal for me to speak on this issue, as I have in the past when the debate on medical assistance in dying first came to this chamber in 2015. Just before the election in 2015, I was a registered nurse. I am still a registered nurse working in oncology, working with patients to provide them with palliative care and helping them during their end of life.
Those rights are what we are protecting today. I think the member in his question answered his own question, so I would like to thank him for that. I think the bill does just that. I hope that all members of the House pass the bill and take it to committee, where there may be some discussion on how to make it better.