Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I appreciate the opportunity to speak.
Before I ask the witnesses my questions, I just want to ask you one question. Perhaps the clerk can answer it as well.
Earlier today, I received a letter that the minister of health and minister responsible for seniors and caregivers wrote to her federal counterpart. In that letter, she concludes that Quebec isn't in favour of expanding access to medical assistance in dying to persons whose sole medical condition is a mental illness. The letter reads as follows: “Finally, the report also cited concerns about the difficulty of properly diagnosing mental disorders and the worries of many health and social services professionals that the therapeutic relationship with their patients would be complicated if MAID were expanded to mental disorders alone.”
Will this letter be included in the testimonies taken into consideration by the committee?