I have another concern with this. I agree with Mr. Bittle. It is creating another barrier, another layer to overcome in accessing medical assistance in dying, which the court clearly says is something that should be available to Canadians in certain situations.
I don't know what expertise the Minister of Health would have in signing off on this. I note as well that it would be a minister of health as a politician, a political person, who would then be making decisions in this regard after the court has already ruled that it's something that has to be accessible for certain Canadians.
I have a couple of different problems with that, and I can't support the amendment.