Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses. I will direct my questions to Professor Chochinov.
You listed a series of safeguards that you think should be included in the way of a legislative response. You mentioned a palliative care consult. You mentioned a review panel. I found it quite interesting, because those were precisely the safeguards that were recommended by the plaintiffs in the Carter decision, and they are cited in Madam Justice Smith's decision at paragraphs 876 and 879. Madam Justice Smith, in the British Columbia Supreme Court decision, at paragraph 854, stated that, based upon the evidence, she could reach no conclusion other than that there are inherent risks in permitting physician-assisted dying; and only after having regard for the safeguards that the plaintiffs put forward, including a review panel, was she satisfied that those risks could be substantially minimized.
Another safeguard that had been put forward by the plaintiffs was a psychiatric evaluation in addition to a palliative care consult. Is that a safeguard that you would see as appropriate in addition to a palliative care consult?