Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being here and for your testimony today on this bill.
I've got to tell you that this is really welcome, certainly in my province, in my constituency. I think you had mentioned bringing administration of justice into disrepute in your opening remarks. That is exactly how it is seen by, certainly, my constituents and indeed some of the people this committee has heard from--that this is a major impediment to the public's seeing that justice is being served.
I want to quote a couple of provincial attorneys general, just to get your comments.
Alison Redford in Alberta says Bill C-25 will allow them to “correctly move these cases more effectively through the courts”.
Then Cecil Clarke in Nova Scotia says Bill C-25 “will ensure that an individual serves the amount of time in a correctional institution appropriate to the crime that has been committed”.
We've heard some evidence on this at this committee, but could you comment on the disincentive for legal counsel or for an accused to move their case through our provincial court systems in as speedy a way as possible with the current system?