Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am glad Deputy Kenny asked about public opinion because it is important in the context of this. I have a couple of questions for all of our witnesses on the basis of their answers to his previous question, which is that they are all in favour of assisted dying in some way, and while not necessarily what is being experienced in Canada, they all support the concept. Are there protests in Canada to change the law? Are there protests outside the offices or practices of practitioners of assisted dying or MAID in the jurisdiction? Was there a prohibition on a person assisting a person to end their own life if they were not capable of doing so themselves before the law changed in 2015? Finally, is it legal or was it legal prior to the change in the law in 2015 for a person to commit suicide or end his or her own life?