With regard to the proposed amendment, this does respond to what Ms. May was speaking to earlier with regard to the evidence that we heard from various groups, including social workers in particular, who were pretty adamant that they were worried about the term “counselling” and how, in their professional capacity, it could be misunderstood.
I believe this clarifies that this law obviously does not disallow them to provide information to those people who need information in order to make a properly informed decision about receiving medical assistance in dying. I don't believe that there is any harm done by adding this provision in there to provide greater certainty that it doesn't include these people.