Thank you.
Dr. L'Espérance, the committee tabled its first report in February 2023. We had to look at all the possible scenarios for expanding the eligibility criteria for medical assistance in dying, and the committee made a strong majority recommendation in favour of advance requests. It may have been a good idea for the government to wait to see what could be done for people with mental disorders, but, at the last minute, it decided not to include this recommendation in Bill C‑62, whereas it included, word for word, the recommendation of the Expert Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying and Mental Illness.
Did that surprise you? How do you explain that?
Could you shed some light on how advance requests work in Quebec, so that people understand what it is all about?