Thanks very much, Mr. Chair.
Thanks so much to our witnesses who are providing testimony tonight, particularly those who are bringing us their lived experiences. Those are really important. We appreciate your sharing those.
I'm going to ask what I hope is a practical question, because I think it's important that we get this on the record with respect to provincial health care system readiness.
I'll address Dr. Frazee first.
A decision to expand MAID to those with mental illness was delayed to give provinces and territories time to analyze their capacity to assess and administer MAID for mental illness safely and in accordance with the law. That's really the core scope of this sitting of our special committee.
I'd like you to comment on your understanding of the current state of readiness of the provinces and territories to do this work.