Member

Finally, I turn briefly to my amendments on homelessness. In Ontario, the chief coroner has reported that insecure housing disproportionately impacts people who are more likely to request assisted dying. They require two forms of ID and need to have an understanding of unmet need. In November 2024, More in Common found that only 6% of people thought it was okay for homelessness to be a reason. We have to understand the impact that homelessness might have on people’s decision-making abilities. Kit Malthouse in another place said that services such as St Mungo’s try to encourage people to seek support. But I have spoken to many people who are sleeping out and they are so distrustful of these services and fear going to them to ask for support. I would much rather that support was put in place to enable people to make a sensible decision.