Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Mr. Maloney, that's agreed, so we will suspend for a moment to allow our colleagues online to get onto a new link. [Proceedings continue in camera]

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I apologize, Dr.—

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Now we have the last questioner, Mr. MacGregor, for two minutes.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you, Dr. Gaind. With that, I would like to thank all of our witnesses for your testimony this evening and for answering all our questions. We have reached the end of this panel.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Okay.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Be very brief, Dr. Gaind.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Dr. Gaind. We have Mr. Maloney. You have three minutes.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Okay. Thank you.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I'm sorry, Dr. Gaind. You have seconds.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much. Mr. Thériault, you have two minutes.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you. My question is for Dr. Gaind. You mentioned in your testimony European data and the gender gap that was emerging. Do you think it's important for Health Canada to collect data on the socio-economic conditions that the people who are administered MAID live through?

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Yes. Would you elaborate?

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Well, 13,000 is a very astounding number to me. I was talking to an official from a country comparable to Canada. Their numbers are in the hundreds. I'm actually shocked by the numbers, themselves. You're saying that Health Canada should be reporting in greater detail the quali

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you. We're going into the second round of questions. We have Mr. Cooper, for three minutes.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Please be very brief.