- 72 - C.2.c Right to be heard child; (vi) provide the possible matched adoptive parents and the child with an opportunity to develop ties of affinity, under adequate supervision and with access to counselling and, if these ties of affinity are successfully established, (vii) entrust the child to the adoptive parents and legalize the adoption. Cf. Expert opinion of Nigel Cantwell provided by affidavit on May 5, 2017 (evidence file, folios 6959 and 6960). According to the Committee, the elements to be taken into account when assessing the child’s best interests are: (i) the child’s view; (ii) the child’s identity; (iii) preservation of the family environment and maintaining relations; (iv) care, protection and safety of the child; (v) situation of vulnerability; (vi) the child’s right to health; (vii) the child’s right to education. Cf. Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No. 14 on the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration (art. 3, para. 1), UN Doc. CRC/C/GC/14, May 29, 2013, paras. 48 to 84. 406 Cf. Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No. 14 on the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration (art. 3, para. 1), UN Doc. CRC/C/GC/14, May 29, 2013, para. 38. 407 Cf. Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No. 14 on the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration (art. 3, para. 1), UN Doc. CRC/C/GC/14, May 29, 2013, para. 46. 408