Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I certainly appreciate the comments from our witnesses here. My line of questioning is going to be a little different--my first question anyway.
I want to get some insight from our witnesses on what happens when somebody has been charged or convicted for impaired driving, goes through the system once or maybe twice, and learns the nuances of the system. They become educated on how to fight an impaired driving charge and become more and more savvy at getting away with essentially what a first-time person might otherwise be convicted with.
Mr. Mann, you responded to a question by saying that most of the convictions are for first-time offenders. Is there any evidence or are there any studies that would lead us to believe that someone who has the experience of going through an impaired driving charge, because it's so technical and onerous and there are so many loopholes...? Is one of the reasons why most are first offences because it's so hard to get a second and third conviction on someone? Is there anything that would lead this committee to believe that is the case?