Thank you, Chair.
I appreciate that answer, but I think that's just it. The issue is that it “could” be taken into account, but it's far from being binding.
I'll just read the key part of the amendment. Unfortunately, I'm feeling unable to read the whole thing. I want to save whatever voice I have left for later, but I do think this part is worth reading.
Subsection (2) after line 20 on page 6 would read as follows:
Upon receipt of a recommendation under subsection (1), the institutional head shall take measures to have the inmate removed from the unit.
Here we're making it explicitly clear that should the health care professional make the recommendation, it's not a matter of taking it under advisement; they must. I know “must” isn't the word I used there, but it's obviously pretty explicit in empowering the recommendations of health care professionals in this instance.
If the government is serious about wanting those medical professionals to be empowered, this is much more in line with that, and certainly with what we've seen in a variety of arenas, whether the United Nations or the Ontario and B.C. courts.