I think I've narrowed it down to two questions here, and I don't mean that in anything other than a.... There's no insult intended. I really am trying to make sure I answer your questions appropriately.
With respect to the number of physicians or the specialist versus family practitioner roles, there is no physician in Canada right now who has any specific expertise. A specialist has no greater expertise than a family doctor in making this kind of decision. We are agnostic as to what type of physician should be present.
What we believe is the most critical part is that the legislation you bring forward should have great clarity around the eligibility criteria and that the legislation should be consistent across the country. If there is clarity in your language, physicians will be able to understand what eligibility is and who is eligible. Furthermore, the patient will understand better.
That is why our written submission attempted to focus this committee on the language and the words and the necessity of having clear and unequivocal language, and it is what I attempted to do in my oral submission, because then physicians can participate and, I think, protect—