Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, panellists, for your great presentations today.
I want to start off with Dr. Chochinov if I may.
You mentioned in your presentation and also in your brief the requirements to have palliative care as a “must” prior to the administration of MAID. We also know that the Constitution really does separate jurisdiction and the powers between the federal government and the provinces, and health care does fall into the provincial realm of administration and governance.
My question to you, then, is, would such a requirement of a mandatory palliative care consultation perhaps fall within the provincial jurisdiction in terms of the actual administration and the process of MAID?