This is just a drafting question, I believe.
I mentioned to the ministers that our recommendation at this special joint committee was that there always be one medical practitioner and perhaps a nurse practitioner. We're very sensitive to the need for access in remote parts of Canada, but as I read Bill C-14, it in every stage refers to “medical practitioner or nurse practitioner”. It would appear that this will be the only jurisdiction in Canada—and I'm not saying this is wrong, but I want clarification from officials—where a physician-assisted death could occur without the involvement of a physician. Am I reading the bill correctly?