Madam Speaker, I know the member and I had a lot of debates four years ago when we discussed this on the justice committee.
Conscience rights for doctors have come up a bit in his remarks and in other members' remarks as well. I was hoping we could take it back to our profession. As a lawyer, and as a civil litigator, I have had a number of individuals whom I met with and, through my own conscience, I did not want to take on their cases, but I was required by the Law Society of Ontario to refer those individuals on, even though I may not have wanted them to succeed or have success in their cases.
I was wondering if that was the same case in Alberta, and why is it different in that particular case? Should doctors not be required to refer patients on?