Madam Speaker, we have been discussing this issue here in the House, in various committees and in the Senate for almost 10 years now. Do the Liberals understand that by dragging their feet, they are playing into the hands of the Conservative Party, which wants nothing to do with medical assistance in dying? It is like a new alliance but against the interests of the people and against the interests of doctors too right now.
Dr. Mauril Gaudreault from the Collège des médecins du Québec is saying that advance requests are an important step forward for many patients in Quebec but that there are ongoing concerns about legal protection for doctors. This uncertainty about the legal protection for doctors is the direct result of the inaction of the Liberals, who are aligning themselves with the Conservatives to halt progress on this issue.