Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I want to direct my question to Dr. Daws, but first I want to thank her, along with a number of other MAID practitioners who shared precious time with me in getting me to understand the reality of dealing with patients who are facing end-of-life issues or other related, but also serious, medical conditions.
Dr. Daws, you're one of the few witnesses we'll probably have before us who are practitioners working in rural and remote communities. Could you talk to us a little bit about the challenges of providing medical assistance in dying in those situations? In particular, what would be the impact of denial of referrals in rural and remote areas?