Certainly.
If we look at national and international guidelines surrounding the treatment of mental health conditions, there are often recommendations, if not in all of these guidelines, for first-, second- and third-line therapies. Those are both pharmacological treatments and psychological treatments.
The majority of Canadians, as we know, may have difficulty accessing a first-line therapy for a mental health condition, let alone the second- and third-line therapies. Where these inequities exist in Canada, it really troubles me that some people will receive MAID for mental health after having received access to all three, particularly if they have financial means. For those who do not.... We can think, for example, of individuals living in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, for whom there's almost a complete absence of mental health and well-being resources.