Tamara Jansen

Madam Speaker, the hon. member mentioned that much debate went on regarding euthanasia back in 2016, which obviously led to the current safeguards. Unfortunately, there has been absolutely no significant enforcement against infractions. The safeguards are regularly ignored. I have an example from the town hall that I held.

A constituent in my riding had a personal experience. A young married father with children was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and had 12 months to live. He suffered depression, went to a psychiatrist and the psychiatrist offered him MAID. He immediately stopped going to that psychiatrist.

I would like to know why would we loosen the safeguards, which are clearly not working in the first place and seem to be completely impossible to enforce?

Madam Speaker, the Liberal government has sent a clear message to the provinces that euthanasia access is a priority over palliative care, as we can see from the fact that the Liberals are letting a Quebec lower court judge steer the way forward for the rest of Canada. We can also see, on the opposite side of the country, that the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia leads the charge by revoking funding for hospice care beds and is confiscating private charitable donations for the implementation of MAID access.

Why is the government not fighting to ensure quality palliative care access before euthanasia?

Mr. Speaker, my esteemed colleague mentioned the extensive two-week online public consultations that happened. I felt the questionnaire was extremely lean, so I held a town hall in my riding with more than 100 participants and we went through the online survey question by question.

It was clear that regular Canadians were being asked to make decisions on highly nuanced questions that were much more appropriate for health care professionals with clinical knowledge to answer. Many chose not to fill in their multiple choice options because of the biased slant of the questions. They chose instead to fill in the comments section to ensure their true answer was recorded without the ability for bias.

When will we have access to the 300,000 responses, most especially the written comments?

Mr. Speaker, the minister said Canadians who are deciding whether they wish to receive medical assistance in dying are often experiencing prolonged suffering. The problem is that their prolonged suffering is due to a lack of palliative care. We were promised $3 billion would go to palliative care. Our dear member Mark Warawa spent nine days in hospital before he even saw a palliative care doctor.

I am wondering how on God's green earth we think that loosening these guidelines is a better way to ensure the best quality of life for Canadians.

Mr. Speaker, the member opposite mentioned his commitment to palliative care. I wonder if he could speak to the fact that provincial health minister Adrian Dix has just pulled funding for 10 hospice beds in Delta because the hospice is unwilling to provide MAID.

As we know, MAID and palliative care are completely opposite treatments. I wonder if the member could fill me in on his thoughts on the commitment to palliative care.

Madam Speaker, I have a point of order. The Minister of Middle Class Prosperity misled the House by claiming that her government introduced the universal child care benefit, an initiative her party vigorously opposed when the Conservative—

Madam Speaker, this is the second time in the House that I have heard those on the other side say they introduced the Canada child benefit. In actual fact, child benefits are one of the country's oldest income security programs.

Why does the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity say this? Is the government trying to pull the wool over the eyes of new Canadians by rewriting history in its favour?

Mr. Speaker, I have a petition in support of Bill S-204 with regard to human organ trafficking.

Mr. Speaker, last week, I visited Bimbo Canada's bakery in my riding. It produces an impressive 9,000 loaves of bread an hour at its plant. It is very proud of the fact that it uses only the highest quality Canadian prairie wheat flour for its products.

As Phil showed us around, he spoke about the rail blockades impeding shipments of that key ingredient to the bakeries across Canada. Without flour, production stops.

What does the Prime Minister plan to say to Canadians when the bread runs out: Let them eat cake?