I cannot speak with absolute certainty, but the impression that one has talking to providers and looking at some of the data—and frankly, some of this is anecdotal data—is that the individuals who seek MAID are generally reasonably well educated. They may be middle-class professionals. They are people who appear to have had positive ongoing engagement with the health system, and this is a very important point. These are not people who are disenfranchised in terms of access to health care; they are people who have had a respectful and positive relationship with health care providers. We don't know, but we think they are largely white. Again, we don't have solid data on that. This is an impression.
The data we collect will help with some understanding, but that data has to be complemented by other research that involves actually dealing with people, speaking to people who are seeking MAID, for better understanding of the circumstances that are driving their requests and understanding the totality of their circumstances. We plan to support that type of research.
We're also using the data that we are collecting through the monitoring system to link it to health care utilization data, Statistics Canada data that is collected, and data collected and accessible through the Canada Revenue Agency. We will try to assemble all of these sources to have a better sense about access, and frankly about how MAID cases from people in different population groups are delivered, but more importantly how they are experienced by the people who enter that system or who choose not to enter it, because their motivations may be important as well.