Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I propose Senator Mégie as deputy chair.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Chair. I think it makes a lot of sense that, if witnesses can be heard hybridly or electronically, we have that as a preferred method of hearing from them. If that's not possible, then they come to Ottawa. It has tremendous savings, number one. It has a clim

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you to all of the witnesses. I want to acknowledge your expertise on this incredibly challenging topic. I have two questions together for Ms. Hoffman. First, about 15% of Canadians have a mental disorder. What proportion of those recei

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much for that. Certainly what you said makes sense about this other group having.... We need the guidelines, the guardrails and the safeguards. Hopefully, we'll get that from the committee's reports. Would it be fair to say that in this current situation, the maj

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I have a clarification for Ms. Hoffman and then a question for Ms. Banerjee. To date there has not been a nationally accredited program for MAID providers. I just want to make sure I understand this.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Since the development of Bill C-7, there is currently an accredited training program under development. The purpose of it is to enhance the quality and standardization of MAID assessment and delivery. My understanding is that the accreditation will be by the most responsible nati

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  All right, thank you. Maybe the record can show that. This question is for Ms. Banerjee. What proportion of individuals who have received MAID to date in Canada have had MAID provided solely on the basis of a disability? If you don't have that data at your fingertips, could yo

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Great. Thank you very much for that. It would be very appreciated. I will cede the rest of my time to my colleague Pierre Dalphond, who is much more erudite and astute than I am.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Chair. Ms. Hoffman, you mentioned earlier in the discussion that consensus around MAID has not been a phenomenon all the way through this process. Is there any way you could give us some idea of the numbers or the proportion of medical practitioners, let's s

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the witnesses. My question is for Dr. Green. We understand that your organization is working to create a national MAID assessment and intervention program that will have the impact of standardizing MAID delivery across Canada, and

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have three short questions for Dr. Herx. What proportion of Canadian palliative care physicians currently also provide MAID?

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you. When MAID became available in Canada, was there a consensus among palliative care physicians that MAID should be provided?

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  If people wanted MAID instead of palliative care, was there consensus among palliative care physicians that it should happen?

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  So it would be correct to say that there was no consensus.