Mr. Speaker, the next petition is from Canadians from across the country who are concerned about Canada's MAID regime. They say that choosing MAID in the absence of real services or treatment is not really a choice at all. They point out that a number of folks have been suggested MAID by government officials and that medical assistance in dying has been offered as a solution to folks with a chronic disability or chronic illness. This reduces incentives to improve treatment and care for people with these conditions.
The petitioning Canadians do not want an ableist society or an ableist health care system. Many disability advocates have expressed their opposition to MAID for people with disabilities. Therefore the petitioners call on the Government of Canada to protect all Canadians whose death is not reasonably foreseeable, by prohibiting medical assistance in dying to people whose death is not foreseeable within the next six months.