Mr. Speaker, there has been some confusion in the debate tonight around the issue of whether a person could withdraw consent if they make an advance directive. Let us clear it up.
If I sign an advance directive today but three weeks later, still having capacity, think I actually do not want to do this anymore, could I withdraw my advance directive? Yes, I could. However, if a person signs an advance directive and then loses capacity, they are not in a position to withdraw it. In addition, if a person does not want MAID at the time they are about to receive it, they could still be given MAID, because there would be no requirement to tell them what is about to happen to them. Yes, if the person resists physically in the moment, the legislation would require that the process of MAID stop, but if a person is simply told—