The room was packed with devoted locals arguing their opinion on the possible recommendations the new legislation could include.

Very few who spoke up were pro Doctor Assisted Dying, while many others struggled to get on board with the new act in general, but as the Foothills MP John Barlow said, "that train has already left the station."

John Barlow says the purpose of the open house was dedicated to hearing what people had to say about the laws recommendations.

"This is such an important issue... because it's such an important issue I want to make sure everyone in my riding has a chance to have their voice heard. We've done emails, we've done newspaper articles, we've done media but these open houses give people a chance to really go in depth...I want the residents to give me their direction, their feedback and their comments."

Though the majority of comments and concerns at the Okotoks open house were targeted against the legislation Barlow says 80% of Canadians support the law.

" I think 80% of the Canadians in the polling we've seen support Doctor Assisted Dying. I think for the most part they are thinking the last few months of a terminal cancer patient or someone with ALS. They're not thinking of a mature minor, they're not thinking of somebody with a mental health issue so we really want Canadians to know this is some of the recommendations that could be part of this legislation and we need their feedback and we need them to say, this is okay or you are going to far."

John Barlow says there were three specific recommendations residents were against or had some confusion about that definitely stood out.

"They don't support the fact that mature minors are apart of the recommendation, I think there was some concern on the mental health aspect, they don't support the fact that doctors don't have a choice of conscience, that they must refer a patient to a doctor that can assist a patient with Doctor Assisted Dying so I think we need to see that those three major issues are addressed in legislation."

Many physicians were there to voice their feedback, some felt that they had become a doctor to help save peoples lives, not take them away while others felt it was a relief to be able to take patients out of their misery if they've done absolutely everything they could for them.

If interested in looking at the Dr. Assisted Dying report you can find it here or at John Barlow's site.