Maybe I can start to answer your question. I'll start by saying that, without question, we acknowledge that there are people who suffer in many different ways. After hearing from many stakeholders, reviewing reports, and benefiting from the work of the special joint committee, our government presented the best option we could. We look forward to the substantive debate and discussion that will happen at this committee.
What we sought to do in providing eligibility criteria and further defining what the Supreme Court of Canada didn't do in terms of “grievous and irremediable” was to put elements around what that means. Those elements in this proposed legislation would need to be taken into account as part of the broad medical circumstances of a particular individual. The aim or the object of our legislation is to draw a balance between personal autonomy and the protection of the vulnerable. That's why we put these criteria in place.