With respect to the federal-provincial challenge of managing uniform standards across the country, I am sorry, but I do not have the expertise to judge which standards are preferable and whether it is better to respect the provinces' views.
Originally, medical assistance in dying was implemented in Quebec. The rest of Canada then followed, but things evolved differently, which explains the disparities that exist today. I don't want to comment too much on that.
I think a framework is needed to set some fairly clear parameters, particularly in terms of assessment. We need to know what to assess, what we are assessing, what parameters to use and what values are assigned to those parameters, including initiation and duration of treatment.
To the best of my knowledge, this framework already exists in some form in the current legislation. As suggested, however, it needs to be adjusted somewhat to take into account certain characteristics related to mental health issues.