I think the issue of the 10-day reflection period, as I alluded to, has proven itself to be more problematic than helpful. I come from a region of the country that has the has percentage of assisted dying in the province, in the country and in fact in the world. That dataset has clearly shown that a significant portion is expedited within 10 days, because patients are coming too late for care for a multitude of reasons, but what's most interesting to me as we look at all the provisions over the last four and a half years is that the single day that has the highest number of provisions is day 11. It's striking. From the data I sent you, clearly people have been waiting for the 10 days to be done. On the stroke of midnight, they're going ahead on the eleventh day. It shows that they've simply been waiting. This is not a 10-day period for these people. It's been weeks, months or years. They're just waiting for that reflection period to be over. I think that's striking.
Your second comment was about the amendment to allow people to proceed if their death is reasonably foreseeable and they've lost capacity. I think Audrey Parker made a sensation in the national media about why this was important. Certainly, my experience is that the public vastly supports this idea. The patients and the families I've dealt with feel very, very strongly that this is a horrible situation to find themselves in. I personally found myself in that situation. It was probably the hardest moment of my four and a half years.
Let's say a patient has gone through the rigorous process, the rigorous procedures, the rigorous safeguards and done everything right. They finally found a care provider, finally filled out the forms and finally were found eligible. Then I turn up, at a specified day and hour, and find them unable to give consent. It's just horrible for the family, who then feels they've let their loved one down. We cannot proceed, of course.
Therefore, I think this amendment is timely and needed, and will be extremely welcomed by many.