From our perspective, we have no problem with the concept of advanced legal review. That's not in the legislation, as we understand it. I think there are reasons that it's not in the legislation. We want our physicians to enter into a relationship with the patient and feel comfortable, just as you have suggested, in providing access to medical assistance in dying. We see a prejudgement with a legal review as an obstacle—it would create delays, it would create a time lag, and it would make it more difficult to care for patients.
We sit at the coal face between the legal system and the health care system. We think that the legislation as it exists—which we think is the right way to go—offers enough protections at the provincial colleges, on the regulatory side and in civil matters that in an extraordinarily high percentage of times, physicians will act in good faith and do the right thing under the legislation. If you want to change the legislation and put those legal provisions in, our organization will walk our members through it. If you're asking my opinion, however, I'm thinking that it will add undue delay, and compromise the comfort of patients.