Perhaps I could direct my next question to Dr. Forbes. You mentioned that you are a family physician. I expect that, in the course of your practice, you have had a number of patients who have gone through suffering at the end of life.
My concern relates to the 15-day waiting period. I know the legislation provides that this period can be abridged, but for the sake of argument, we would say that the average person accessing medical assistance in dying will have to wait 15 clear days. Is there a cruelty in that? We have declared that someone suffering at the end of life must wait over two weeks, in an average case.