Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I should say at the beginning I'll be sharing my time with Mr. Rathgeber.
First of all, I want to thank everybody for coming today. Some of you have come multiple times, and it's clear to see the passion and the knowledge and the expertise you have for this issue. I think it's pretty apparent what we're trying to do. We want to increase conviction rates and increase deterrence at the same time. Some of the discussion around the table today, while enlightening, is somewhat discouraging.
Ms. Robertson has said we're not getting the success in bringing our conviction rates up, so why would we want to bog the system down more? In your studies, have you found where the problem is? Is it in the numbers of crown prosecutors or is the bottleneck further down the chain? Do they not have the support staff to provide the background information and the research they need to prosecute properly? Have you been able to identify where the issue is?