I guess one point on which I might be able to assist is that if the committee were to look at expanding availability of MAID to mature minors, it would be open to the committee to also specify safeguards or conditions under which that would occur. Safeguards could address issues pertaining to capacity assessment, for instance. Just as the eligibility criteria, as they exist now, for adults provide, for example, that a person is eligible only if they've made a voluntary request and an informed request for MAID. Then there are safeguards that are practical things a practitioner needs to do in advance to satisfy themselves that the criteria are met. It would be open to the committee, when looking at mature minors, given their unique situation as being underage, to determine if there are measures that might be appropriate for those cases to help give confidence that, for example, the person is capable of making that kind of very significant decision.
On April 13th, 2022. See this statement in context.