Mr. Minister, I want to ask you about the Carter case, in which the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled unconstitutional the laws that deal with physician-assisted death.
I'm sure you'll recall, Minister, that shortly after the case was handed down by the court and a 12-month delay in the implementation of its effect was decided upon, an opposition day motion was presented by the Liberal Party, which set forth a framework for the development of a response to the Supreme Court's decision.
You will undoubtedly recall, Minister, that the government voted down that motion and that framework. The government suggested at the time that it would adopt its own framework, that the framework wouldn't involve a parliamentary committee at the planning stages, that it wouldn't involve opposition members of Parliament, it wouldn't be a bipartisan process, and that it might or might not involve going back to the Supreme Court to ask for an extension of time.
Mr. Minister, can you provide us with any more information on what process the government has decided to adopt, where it is in the process, and what resources have been allocated to it?