Thank you. I'll be sharing my time with Ms. Sansoucy.
I want to thank everyone for being here. We have a very limited amount of time, so I'm going to jump right in and ask the witnesses from the BC Civil Liberties Association about the issue of vulnerability.
You very powerfully presented the issue of access, and Mr. Paterson talked about vulnerability in two contexts that I want to explore with you.
The first was that no waiting period should be required. We've heard testimony about how, after a debilitating injury, it seems that a lot of people—the majority, we've been told—who contemplate suicide have deep depression, so the argument would be that a serious waiting period would help to protect the vulnerable in those difficult circumstances.
The second point you made was that there should be no requirement, you argue, for a second doctor's opinion, yet you have said that a nurse practitioner or a doctor might in certain circumstances provide this and confirm consent. Would it not be terribly onerous to provide that second opinion from another doctor via telemedicine?
I'd like your comments on both issues.