After the Carter decision.... I think most people who work in my space interpret Carter as not excluding people whose sole underlying medical condition was mental illness, who could be eligible. We were then responding to a number of changes in the law and changes in direction from Parliament.
The mandate came from Health Canada to this working group to provide clarity to the professions and the providers—not just the medical regulators, but nurse regulators—to provide a document of direction for the professions involved.