Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you all for being here with us today.
Mr. Roberge, in a letter to the Minister of Justice, from the Canadian Bar Association, dated February 11, 2020, the CBA wrote:
Subject to the opportunity to add safeguards to the current Criminal Code MAiD framework, we believe that two additional measures compatible with the Carter decision may be considered:
a longer reflection period before MAiD is administered; and
a psychiatric assessment.
These measures address capacity and consent to the termination of one's life, which are instrumental to the Carter decision.
Given this letter from just a few months ago, does the CBA support Bill C-7's complete abolishment of the 10-day reflection period, or what about a shorter reflection period?