As my colleague said, the framework for physical illness provided for in the act sets out strict eligibility criteria. When a patient is considered eligible, that means that the criteria have been applied carefully.
You have to understand that we are not taking here about a neighbour who is depressed after his divorce. I believe your committee has heard this on numerous occasions. We are talking about rare cases, situations where the psychiatrist is able to assess the irreversibility of the disorder. We are talking about serious chronic illness.
As a provider, I will have all the available information, just as we do currently. Since we have been providing MAID to persons whose death is not reasonably foreseeable, that is to say since March 2021, we have already been confronted with this type of situation when it comes to physical illness. I am speaking of the uncertainty surrounding prognosis. We carefully apply the criteria in order to avoid discriminating against the patient.
The same conditions apply to mental disorders.