Good afternoon, everyone.
I'd like to continue the conversation about the ICS and the changes that were made. What we see coming forward in implementing legislation in the treaty itself really leaves a lot to the imagination. There's mention of an appellate mechanism, but there certainly is no language around that. There's mention of a code of conduct, but again there is no language around that. It's not clearly laid out in the agreement what that court system will look like. In part, I think that's because of the pushback that you're all recognizing is happening in the EU.
I would like to address my question to Ms. Barrington.
Ms. Barrington, thank you for touching on points that many Canadians have expressed in saying such things as “Why are we using this? We have domestic courts. Why is there an avoidance of our domestic courts here in Canada?” That's a grave concern, and I believe that came up in the EU, as well.
Can you give your thoughts on why our domestic court system is not good enough for use in these disputes? Why do we need this secondary layer of a court system?