Thank you for the question and certainly for the reflections about this being an ethical and a moral issue. We recognize that everyone we've spoken to has their own perspectives and their own beliefs and values. Certainly, as you know, we sought to respond to the Supreme Court of Canada's decision. The question wasn't whether but how we were going to put in place medical assistance in dying in this country.
The eligibility criteria were thought about at great length to recognize that there are different circumstances under which individuals seek medical assistance in dying. What we sought, and the objective of the bill, was to provide a peaceful passage to death. We are responding to the Carter decision on that, which is what the provisions in the legislation speak to. Nine jurisdictions in the world have medical assistance in dying. Six of them, including the one in Quebec and this one, provide end-of-life legislative frameworks.