Thanks, Chair.
Dr. Kapur, thank you so much for appearing, especially on such short notice. You talked about mandatory reporting for firearms. We know it's difficult because it crosses several jurisdictions, including rules that doctors impose on themselves.
I'm wondering if you'd be supportive of a federal requirement for mandatory reporting. It's something that we could hopefully put into Bill C-21. If there were reasonable grounds to show that a patient might pose a danger to themselves or others, then there would be a mandatory requirement that you report that belief to a peace officer, firearms officer or chief firearms officer for use as evidence in an ex parte application.
My question though is whether that amendment would hold up, given that health professionals are regulated by provincial colleges. Would it also open you up to civil and regulatory actions? I'm curious to hear what your take on that would be.