Navigating tricky waters requires a brave and steady helmsman. What the Liberals did instead was ignore both the helmsman and every other sailor on the boat. They steered the legislation based on their own internal politics, rather than on the sound advice everyone was giving them.

It might not be such a big deal in other kinds of legislation. But this was legislation that violated the rights of Canadians, while perpetuating unbearable suffering among society's most afflicted.

Let's be clear: society has moved at a glacial pace on assisted dying. It took DECADES for afflicted Canadians to have their rights recognized. And despite that truly unfortunate delay, the Liberal government is still dragging its feet.