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In Canada, there have been many investigations into the paperwork. Most recently, an investigation last year, based on an FoI request, uncovered significant systemic problems with the oversight system in British Columbia. It found 2,833 reporting issues and completion errors for just 2,767 deaths—more than one error per case—and an eligibility error rate of nearly 5%. Despite all those issues, only a handful of referrals were made to regulatory bodies and the police. In passing, it is perhaps worth noting that the internal documents released under the FoI request reveal that one of the officials in the system recommended that the Canadian oversight unit should not be “overly strict” in enforcing the paperwork protocols, because this “may discourage” providers from offering assisted dying.