Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I think substitute decision-makers can indeed have a lot of merit. I think what's problematic is that often they don't because they're not up to date in terms of what the patient has expressed in a written or oral directive. I think that advance care planning is a better way to

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much. First, I wish to extend my gratitude to the chairs and the joint committee for the honour of being invited here today to discuss the extremely important topic of the use of advance directives pertaining to MAID. By way of introduction, I'm the senior ethici