Thank you very much, Madam Joint Chair.
Dr. Gaind, I'd like to direct my questions to you.
Much has been made of the fact that someone who has an incurable mental disorder will have to show an extensive treatment history in order to access MAID for MD-SUMC. We have the federal government's expert panel, we have Health Canada's MAID practice standards group and CAMAP. The expert panel did say that no further legislative safeguards are required, and if you read the Criminal Code, there is a requirement that a person has to be “informed of the means that are available”.
What are your thoughts on that? You've previously voiced some discomfort with that. Why are these standards not enough compared to an actual legislative safeguard within the Criminal Code?