Thank you very much.
I'd like to hear from Dr. L'Espérance and Dr. Andrew. I want to have comments from both of you. I'll make my point and have you respond to it and agree or disagree.
I want to follow up on the comments made by Madame Vien, another of our colleagues, on the catch-22 that we find ourselves in when it comes to dementia or Alzheimer's. Some witnesses have argued that you need a diagnosis for an advance request, but once you are diagnosed, you are then, by definition, considered incompetent. That's the bind that people find themselves in.
I think we heard testimony here that an advance request does not equal informed consent, when in fact that's exactly what it is. You're making that request in advance when you are still competent.
Could I have both of you speak to that issue? You'll probably have about a minute each.