Mr. Speaker, I want to correct the record. There are not two choices; there are many choices. It is about the choices of people who are going through the suffering at the end of their life. It is truly about that.
As someone who has worked with patients during their end of life and has provided palliative care to patients, I am their biggest advocate to ensuring we are working to provide more palliative care. That is not just in our hospitals and long-term care facilities, but also for people who want to be in their homes.
That is why our government has worked collaboratively with partners, such as the provinces and territories, to develop a framework on palliative care. To support this framework, our government is implementing a targeted action plan, which will help improve access to palliative care to underserved populations, families, supports, health care communities and communities.
In addition, it is important to talk about the fact that we provided $6 billion in federal funding directly to provinces and territories to support better home care and palliative care in our communities. We have been having this conversation.
I agree with the member opposite that we need to do more when it comes to palliative care and to ensure we work with our provinces and territories to make it a reality for every Canadian.
To say there are only two choices is misleading the House. It is about the choices of the patients, what they want, and respecting those choices.