Thank you very much, Madam Co-Chair.
Dr. Downie, I'll continue with you.
This is very much an issue of personal agency and people making very personal and tough choices.
I guess for me, when you speak to a lot of people, you have to acknowledge that out there is a lot of stigma surrounding dementia. People are very afraid of getting that diagnosis. They have very real concerns with long-term care. We've seen the worst of the worst through the last two years of just how bad it can get. There is a very real fear out there about the level of care that exists.
One thing I'm personally struggling with is that if we do permit a regime in which advance requests are made or permitted, what do you think about people's fear of the lack of caregiving options that exist out there for people with dementia? How do you think that's going to influence their decision in making that advance request? How do we appropriately deal with that very real issue as a committee?