Thank you, Madam Chair.
My questions are going to be for the representatives of the Collège des médecins du Québec. Thank you for being here in person.
First of all, I'd like to say that although I heard what you were saying about 0 to 1 year-old patients, the committee is not considering that particular issue.
You mentioned the problem of harmonizing the two acts in the event that no additional guidelines are developed with respect to discussions of illness, disease or disability.
What caused all the turmoil in Quebec? What was the problem? For Mr. Truchon and Ms. Gladu, the court said that they had infringed upon their right to life. These were severely disabled people. Where there is no illness, or, to give another example, a car accident, people would have been upset immediately. People said that they should not be given access to medical assistance in dying, and that there had been no debate on the matter in Quebec.
What's your position on this? Could you clarify what created the issue in question and what led the health minister to back down?