Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I'm not sure if I'm the best person to answer that. What happened with the expert panel is that there were some interviews done with some young people who were part of Bloorview and another sort of treatment centre. Mostly, when you talk to young people, they want to be respecte

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  The standard we have used for medical decision-making for youth and for mature minors—even though that's not really a legal term, as there isn't a real definition of that—is one that applies both for adults and for children. Where there's some nuance is around the voluntary aspe

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you. I would agree with that position, that track one may be the one we're most concerned about at this stage. I think that is where we're most vulnerable in terms of a constitutional challenge on behalf of a young person. With the other track, there may be reasons for hes

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, and thank you for inviting me to this hearing. In addition to being the director of the David Asper Centre, I am a practising lawyer. I have spent many years representing young people at the legal clinic, Justice for Children and Youth, including as an inter