Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Do I gather that for vulnerable people, you don't feel there is a need for additional safeguards?

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  For you, then, because it's unsuccessful, it's a reason to deny access to MAID. I understand your point. My next question is for the other witnesses. For the Duncan family, I understand that your mother had a common-law partner. Mr. Rick Hansum was reported in the press as talking about the unbearable suffering that your mother went through for months.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  No. You say that the system faulted your mother, and I was asking if her common-law partner, Mr. Hansum, was also sharing your views and was part of your attempts to have legal inquiries and to have police investigations or have the college of medicine to investigate.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I understand.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  My questions will be for Ms. Joffe to follow up on what Senator Kutcher was asking. You gave the example of the 30-year-old person who unfortunately lost the family support needed, so the only option provided by the provincial health care was to go to a long-term health facility.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I'm sorry to interrupt, but my time is limited. In that case, I guess you went to the rental board or some other authority on behalf of your client to get more provincial support.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I didn't hear a warning to the witnesses.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  So, you think it would run counter to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to exclude people with a disability from medical assistance in dying because they are vulnerable.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  My question is for you, Ms. Marcoux. When your son Charles asked for palliative sedation, did the doctors refuse? Did they tell him he didn't have the capacity to consent and he had to have his parents' consent? Did they ask him whether he was sure that was really what he wanted?

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  So no one questioned his capacity.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Once more, thank you very much to the witnesses. It's very useful, and I share the view that precautions are necessary. My question is for you, Dr. Davies. You say that they realize they're going to die quite late in the stage. The battle is over. They lose hope, and they'll die shortly after.