I would just reinforce what Mr. Russomanno said in terms of the bluntness of the instrument of the Criminal Code and urge that professional standards be developed on the more nuanced areas involving the clinical judgment of physicians that can address individual circumstances so that the provisions of the Criminal Code deal only with those provisions that require clarity on the eligibility criteria. That will then give physicians the appropriate discretion to exercise their judgment, which would then fall within the realm of the medical regulatory authorities provincially to address it in the type of nuanced way that can better be accomplished through that mechanism than through the blunt instrument of the Criminal Code.
On February 2nd, 2016. See this statement in context.