Dr. Forbes, I would like to come back to a statement you made in your opening remarks that is troubling to me.
You said that 30% of the physicians you have canvassed have answered that they would provide physician-assisted dying, which means that 70% won't. While the Supreme Court has stated very clearly that, according to section 7 of the charter, a person has a right to request assistance from a physician, you have to reconcile that with the freedom of thought, or the freedom of conscience, of a doctor or a physician under paragraph 2(b) of the charter. Which one prevails in such a case? Could you be very clear on what your position is in relation to a physician who would feel hurt in his or her conscience if he or she would be compelled to provide assistance in dying, and what the responsibility of that physician is in relation to advising the patient or referring the patient to a proper service or proper information so that the person could seek the support they need in these circumstances?