Thank you, Madam Co-Chair, and thank you to the witnesses.
I'm going to direct my questions to Dr. Pageau.
Dr. Pageau, the Supreme Court of Canada stated unequivocally three times in Carter that medical assistance in dying may be performed only when a patient clearly consents. You spoke about advance directives. In the face of the pronouncement of the Supreme Court, do you believe that an advance directive can be a true expression of free and informed consent consistent with Carter?