Madam Speaker, the NDP is relatively happy with the new bill. We think it should have been done this way in the first place, four years ago.
One of the concerns we have, and this was also brought up by the Liberal member for Beaches—East York, is that with this new track for people who experience intolerable suffering, they will have to get an opinion from a specialist. Specialists are not easily seen in many parts of Canada, rural and northern parts. These are people at the end of their lives and intolerably suffering.
We are worried this will restrict the ability of these Canadians to have the same medical service other Canadians have.