Yes, 100%. One of the things in our conversations with provinces and territories is that we want to make sure that the moment somebody expresses suicidal ideation, they have access to care and are channelled to a pathway of treatment. The circumstance, even for somebody who was attempting...who said that mental illness was the sole underlying cause and wanted to proceed with access to MAID.... Even if this regime was permitted, the person would need to demonstrate that they had tried everything and there would have to be two clinicians who would have to validate that the person had tried everything and that the person, in fact, had an irremediable condition.
On February 14th, 2024. See this statement in context.