Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to state that everything that has been moved by my colleagues is absolutely fair and justified and, even more importantly, has been systematically confirmed by various witnesses. When they were asked if they would have been affected differently if their child had been 19 or 20 years old, I do not remember any one of them saying anything but no. Even if their child had been 19, 20 or 21 years old, they would have been shattered and broken in the same manner.
Even more, for people older than that, the reasons may not be the same. Let us consider a 40-year-old who becomes critically ill. Obviously, that person will have a support network and will not be in the same situation as an 18- or a 19-year-old, but that does not mean that the family would be any less affected. Take my own case. Were I to become critically ill, I would certainly be better organized than when I was 18, because I have insurance policies and things of that nature. However, I have children, and my mother would be absolutely shattered to see her grandchildren having to face such a tragedy.
So, for all these reasons, I think it we should not set the limit at 18 years of age. I want to reiterate that all the witnesses we have heard on this matter have said that the limit should not be set at 18 years of age. Their family tragedy would have been just as terrible if their child had been 19, 20 or 21 years of age.