Medical Assistance in Dying committee  The first question has to do with the quality of the educational curriculum that we're developing. The curriculum will be accredited by all of the royal colleges—the Royal College of Physicians, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Canadian Nurses Association—as th

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I'll go first. I totally agree. I think that when MAID came about back in 2016, only track one existed. We learned over a period of time what that looked like. Through that and through gauging the Canadian response to this, we were eventually able to lead to track two and to Aud

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I can only reflect on what happens in a situation with adults. We often will do interviews with the person seeking a MAID assessment and their supporters—their loved ones or whomever. We will often find a way to have a conversation separately with the person, just to ensure tha

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I would agree. Once again, I'm not an expert on the legal definition of “mature minor”, so I think the committee may wish to have a look at that and get an opinion about what we are actually speaking about when we speak about a mature minor, as opposed to an emancipated minor, e

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I think an assent approach would be more useful. It's really about the conversation, the nature of the relationship with the family and recognizing that, if this child is very ill and will die, the family is going to carry on afterwards. You would rather have a family that can ca

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Unfortunately, sir, I'm not a pediatrician, so I can't really comment on that. It is not my practice. I deal with people who are able to give their own consent. I would defer to the expertise of the other witnesses around that who study—

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I think it will be very situationally specific. It has to do with the child's development and their overall understanding. I'm not a pediatrician. I'm not a pediatric neurologist. I think, as Ms. Widger has said, making sure that we have the right people engaged with the children

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  In this particular circumstance, I'll link back to something Dr. Morrison mentioned. It's the idea that capacity is a fluid thing. We can recognize that children might have capacity to make a decision about what they want to wear to go to school, what they want to do or how they

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I would like to thank the committee for having me here this evening to provide some insights and opinions. First off, I have an apology. I thought I was going to be speaking about advance directives, but I'm happy to provide comments and thoughts about any aspect of MAID and MAI