Yes. I think that type of situation you're describing, in our view, is tantamount to an abuse of process. Had we that experience in New Brunswick, I think we would use powers under the Ombudsman Act to try to address it. I know that our colleagues in Newfoundland have been grappling with that type of issue, and it's been litigated before the courts just how far they can go with respect to provisions they have regarding frivolous and vexatious claims. I think it may be in part for those reasons that Mr. Marleau is recommending here some discretionary authority over which complaints to accept or not.
I think there's always a problem for an administrative tribunal or administrative decision-maker to invoke wording like “frivolous or vexatious claim”. You've inviting contention. So the recommendation from Mr. Marleau may be most sensible.