Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Senator Dalphond and I discussed this already, so I'm speaking on our joint behalf.
First, I would ask Dr. Verhagen to send us the four-year study that he referred to so we can have a chance to read it.
I have two questions, one for Dr. Beck and one for Dr. Verhagen. I'll read both out, and then you can please respond.
Dr. Beck, in your opinion, can properly trained clinicians conduct the necessary thoughtful and well-considered assessment and look at all those factors of capacity you discussed for mature minors in consideration of medical conditions, including potential MAID?
The second is for Dr. Verhagen. We've been told that if we allow MAID for mature minors, the floodgates will open and large numbers of young people will die as a result of MAID. In your experience, was a similar sentiment common or talked about in your jurisdiction before the law was put into place? If there was a similar sentiment, what was the reality in terms of what that sentiment actually was?