Dr. Heidi Janz:

I would like to speak on what Dr. Trouton brought up. The assertion that MAID is never brought up by providers is false. We have numerous reports in Canada, some of which have been included in my submission. I can send others to the committee. Practitioners have raised questions. However, it is not just doctors who have raised questions. Social workers and Government officials also bring up MAID. It is misleading to suggest that MAID is always raised by the person first. It is not.

The Canadian Government has not brought out a total and complete set of data. The data set is not complete and has not been complete since it was brought to the Canadian Government, even though it is supposed to be complete. This is something that the Canadian Government keeps promising but has not yet brought forth. It is something that disability rights activists have asked for repeatedly but it has not happened. The Government here should consider, when it is designing its law, the issue of reporting and having specific numbers because in Canada, we do not have those numbers. We do not know exactly how many people it is affecting.