Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, that's right. In the letter I sent to Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister MacAulay, I wrote that if they wanted to help me die before they would provide me with the disability equipment I needed to live, they were going to have to look me in the eye and give me the injectio

Veterans Affairs committee  It happened exactly as I just said. I was told that, if I was finding it too hard to live, they could help me access medical assistance in dying.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  I saw that the RCMP was investigating the matter. According to the minister, Mr. MacAulay, it was an isolated case, but it happened to four other people. I am the fifth, and if the story came out, I think more people would probably come forward.

Veterans Affairs committee  Of course, there are.... In 24 years, I have gone through major caseloads and case managers. I had some golden ones. I wouldn't be able to say today whether they were more caring, more dedicated and did more, or whether today they just don't give a shit and they're not implicated

Veterans Affairs committee  It's been five years. Actually, this is an equipment renewal. This would be the third platform lift I've received. According to the VAC system, equipment replacement only occurs on renewals.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's a glaring example of that. Right now, I have to crawl up and down the stairs to get in and out of my home.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's been five years.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, sir.

Veterans Affairs committee  We submitted our initial request five years ago. In December 2020, the project was approved, but the subcontractor VAC sent to my home decided to do it in an unsuitable spot. We went back to the department and informed them that the spot they had chosen wasn't suitable. We contac

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, sir.

Veterans Affairs committee  The last ones came five years ago, about obtaining the platform.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I'd like to comment on medical assistance in dying. I have in my files a letter that I wrote after medical assistance in dying was suggested to me. I was told that if I was that desperate, they could give me medical assistance in dying now. I surmised that Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, absolutely.

Veterans Affairs committee  I will certainly provide a copy.