Thank you.
I want to make sure that our Public Prosecution Service most certainly does have the resources it needs. I'm glad to see that you're aware of these concerns, as are we as parliamentarians. We saw the 2017 budget devote $55 million over five years to create those judicial positions. Maybe the government will listen to this testimony and hopefully will realize that additional requirements can be met financially.
To end here, I have a quick question. When your predecessor, Brian Saunders, appeared before the justice committee in March of last year, he commented that he had heard from prosecutors that sometimes the courts are questioning why we are proceeding with cases against simple marijuana possession, given that the government has announced its intention to legalize.
In your time as a deputy in the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, have you heard similar concerns raised?