Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Dr. Reiner didn't really answer my colleague Mr. Thériault's question, but I'll ask Dr. Perrot the same question.
You've sort of defined advance directives, but I'm not sure what you mean when you talk about directives being given 15, 20 or 25 years before the event. Are you talking about cases where a person gives an advance directive that they want to receive medical assistance in dying if they have a heart attack or end up in this or that condition, which could happen 20 years later, for example?
Other experts have told us that we need to focus on dementia and irreversible neurocognitive diseases instead. That's what Canadians seem to be concerned about. In these cases, isn't a diagnosis needed beforehand so that the information and reflection process can be initiated, and the person can give advance directives indicating very precisely at what stage in life they want to receive medical assistance in dying?
Dr. Perrot, did you hear the interpretation of what I just said?