Mr. Chair, if I may, I will respond to that question.
Yes, we have thought about it, and that's the reason why we were thinking about something like a consent and capacity board, which is also in Ontario, that has some access issues around it that allow a person to have almost immediate access, within 24 hours. That's why we also said in our submission and in our brief that it could be without an oral hearing. It could be done by affidavit or it could be done by simply submitting the paperwork from your physician and two physicians. A physician can do the vulnerability assessment. They would submit it to a panel. It would be, if I recall correctly, like a Dr. Low situation. There could be a turnaround in a very short period of time, where no one has to appear in front of a panel.
We have thought about access, and access is a real issue. Listen, the CCD is very aware that people need access. For us, accessibility has been a concern throughout our history as the CCD and this is also a place where we want to make sure that there is quick access, but we also realize that we don't want to put doctors in a position of having to make the decision. If the doctor you are going to, your family physician, is one who has a conscientious objection to facilitating or preparing the documents, this leaves them still available to be with the person who is their patient, to continue on, and to be close to them.