In the last week of the campaign, Cloverdale-91原创 City Liberal candidate slammed his Conservative opponent Tamara Jansen over the issue of medically-assisted dying.

A short video clip of Jansen speaking at a March for Life rally at the B.C. Legislature in 2018 was shared by Liberal MP Joel Lightbound on Tuesday morning.

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鈥淚t has never been the intent from any corner of this planet, for any corner of this planet, for hospice to be designated as a death camp,鈥� Jansen said. 鈥淪o when our dear ones are at their weakest and most vulnerable time of life, they are encouraged by activist health-care professionals to hasten death and ease everyone鈥檚 burden.鈥�

Shortly after Lightbound鈥檚 tweet was posted, Aldag issued a statement.

鈥淚 was shocked and appalled to see video footage of Conservative candidate Tamara Jansen stating publicly that medical assistance in dying will turn hospices into 鈥榙eath camps,鈥欌�� Aldag wrote.

鈥淎ny comparison between medical assistance in dying [MaiD] and the Holocaust is wrong. It displays shameful ignorance of the more than six million Jews, and the countless other victims of the Nazis, who were systematically murdered,鈥� Aldag鈥檚 statement said. 鈥淚t also ignores all those who survived the Holocaust and their stories and scars.鈥�

Later in the day, Tamara Jansen also issued a statement.

鈥淭he topic of medically assisted suicide is one that I am very passionate about. I鈥檓 proud of the work that I have done for hospice care in British Columbia,鈥� Jansen wrote.

鈥淚 am also proud to have worked alongside the late Mark Warawa who was a strong advocate for end-of-life care. While voicing my concerns, I used a poor choice of words. To anyone I offended, I sincerely apologize.鈥�

Andrew Scheer鈥檚 candidate in Cloverdale-91原创 City, Tamara Jansen, said providing medical assistance in dying will turn hospices into 鈥渄eath camps.鈥� Comparing MAID to the Holocaust is wrong. The only thing like a death camp is a death camp. Scheer and Jansen must apologize.

鈥� Jo毛l Lightbound (@JoelLightbound)

Aldag and Jansen have sparred over medical assistance in dying for more than than three years, going back to forums Aldag hosted on Bill C-14. Both said they considered it a good exchange of views, after Jansen organized a protest at Aldag鈥檚 constituency office and the MP spoke with the protesters.

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The Liberals brought in the bill in 2016, creating rules for medical assistance in dying after a Supreme Court of Canada ruling the previous year striking down a ban on assisted suicide.

In 91原创, much of the debate involved whether MaiD could take place in hospices. Jansen was strongly opposed.

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Jansen was well-known for advocating against medical assistance in dying and her pro-life views before she became a Conservative candidate.

Images of Jansen, apparently at a U.S. pro-life rally several years ago, have also circulated online during the campaign.

On Oct. 14, a group of eight pro-choice protesters waved signs outside Jansen鈥檚 Cloverdale campaign office. They were protesting Jansen鈥檚 socially conservative views.