Senator Lang, you spoke about the need to be careful about intruding into provincial-territorial jurisdiction. Are you aware of the fact that, with the regulatory frameworks that came out from the provinces and territories on this particular issue, now that we're in a bit of a state of limbo with this legislation not passed, that Yukon, your home, has come forward with a regulatory framework proposal that they're going through with that allows mature minors to have access to assistance in dying?

Senator Lang: Colleagues, just to clarify for the record, in the Yukon, it states two doctors must agree that the patient meets criteria set out by the Supreme Court, and the Yukon Medical Council notes that it is uncertain if aid could be legally available to a minor. Obviously, it was an outstanding question while they were putting the regulations and the guidelines together, and obviously as time goes on, they will be modified because, as we have all said, this is new to everyone.

I can assure you and I want to assure the senator from Saskatchewan, not unlike the senator from Ontario, or the senator from Nova Scotia, that there is consistency throughout the system from the point of view of the procedures. Sure, the language is somewhat different in a few places but the principles are all the same.