Madam Speaker, as I noted, this aspect of the bill seems perfectly adequate.
Far too often people who were dying, who were at the end-of-life stage, still had to wait another 10 days. Sometimes that second consent meant reducing sedation to be sure that the person understood exactly what was at stake. Sometimes the sedation is reduced so much that the person ends up suffering for no reason because everything that had already been done was clarified several times. Indeed, it was an unnecessary safeguard that made people suffer unnecessarily.
I think there are also contextual issues. If they have any doubts about doing what needs to be done, practitioners are also able to get that certainty in a clear and precise way. I think that is an important addition to Bill C-7.