Madam Speaker, the member for New Westminster—Burnaby quite appropriately spoke about persons with disabilities. When the Carter decision was rendered by the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court reasoned that vulnerable persons could be protected by what it characterized as a set of stringent and well-enforced safeguards.
I would submit that the safeguards that have been adopted by Parliament have not been adequate. The safeguards that were passed have been chipped away by the Liberals over the past several years, including the requirement that death be reasonably foreseeable. The removal of that safeguard resulted in the sounding of the alarm from virtually every disabilities rights organization in Canada, as well as the UN special rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities.
Does the member share the concerns voiced by those who represent the disabilities rights community?