One thing that comes across to me, and it came across in some of the prior panel's proceedings, is the distinction between some terms in the code as being legal language versus medical language, and how that affects the clarity of understanding of what those terms mean and what they entail.
As a court or a lawyer, you're faced with a set of facts and a decision that has been made according to a particular legal standard, and you try to determine whether those facts fit into that standard. What I would take away from this discussion and the panel's deliberations is the importance of this committee recommending that there be, as much as possible, clarity and specificity in whatever is developed, whether at the provincial level or by regulatory bodies. This is with respect to standards on what constitutes something that is incurable, irreversible or what have you.
I think the expert panel's report goes a long way in setting that foundation. In my view, the deliberations here and in other committee meetings have illustrated that it's necessary to go further, if only to ensure that when courts are faced with trying to apply these legal standards to a particular set of facts and a particular approach taken by medical professionals, they also have some tools before them to assess that and aren't left in a situation de novo when they're trying to answer those questions.