I don't understand why the Conservatives proposed this. I get that the intentions were good...in some world. I don't know. This just seems like it has a lot of adverse unintended consequences. I'm not a fan of doing things on the fly. I believe the government and the team have put a lot of time, energy and effort into contemplating a robust legal framework that I think fits together and tries to streamline the process to be as effective and efficient as possible and to probably not have significant delays in terms of justice being served.
I note that Mr. Williams used the phrase “justice delayed is justice denied” over and over again. It seems like this particular subamendment would delay justice considerably, thus, I think, violating the intention of some of what the Conservatives have said multiple times. I'm not sure where this is coming from, but it seems like a half-baked idea that is not going to serve the interests of anybody at all and will actually create mass confusion.
I certainly am not supportive of this subamendment based on the testimony, Chair. I know there are other people on the list, so I'll yield the floor for the moment. I'll put myself back on the list, because we can't have this subamendment go forward. I won't let it.