Madam Chair, I can tell the member that we are in the process of touching base on everything we can with regard to this issue. As the member knows, we have heard on numerous occasions from witnesses how important and positive an impact this has had on patients.
Again, let me go back to Steve Garvie. As the member will recall, Mr. Garvie came before us and explained that he was a quadriplegic, basically. He could not wash himself. He could not feed himself. He was living in a long-term care facility or assisted living. When he came to the committee he was walking. He was able to drink and feed himself. It was quite emotional when he explained to us that he had to rely on someone else to wash him and how degrading that was for him. The fact that he is able to have that privacy now and he is independent really spoke highly of the procedure.
Let us talk about Mrs. Cooney. Mrs. Cooney first appeared at committee in a wheelchair. After the procedure, just a few weeks later when she came back to committee she was walking.
It is about ensuring that people have access to treatment but they are still part of the study. We are not denying the fact that there needs to be a study, but we are saying allow people the treatment and do the study while they are getting the treatment. It should not be about picking and choosing who is going to be in the study.