Thank you for the question.
We have written to all of the attorneys general in the provinces and territories across the country and have heard back from a number of them about their deep concerns for jury duty when the courthouses reopen. There will be an enormous groundswell of cases coming to courthouses, deeply concerning cases, and Canadians are not in a position to accept a jury summons. The last thing on Canadians' minds during economic fragmentation, unemployment and job insecurity is responding to a summons.
We have heard from those provinces and territories. I received a letter just the other day from the Attorney General of the Northwest Territories, who is looking forward to working with us and is recognizing the need to ensure that due process can continue and that jurors can return to the courthouse with appropriate health and safety measures in place, but really, there [Technical difficulty—Editor] a certain need for a program such as ours to ensure that mental health is maintained.
The foundational issues that we raised at committee haven't gone away. In fact, as I said, they are going to be compounded and deepened by this crisis. Canadians will be coming out of this crisis with post-pandemic shock most likely and deepening levels of depression and anxiety, so our mental health platform is desperately needed.