Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll be brief. I have two specific questions.
Professor Bala, I thought your presentation was excellent. Certainly I hope the document you left with the committee will inspire a lot of reflection when we get to actually looking at amendments and so on. So thank you for the document you presented.
You didn't have a chance because of time, or at least I didn't hear you, to talk about the mandatory provision for the crown to consider adult sentencing. I'm wondering if you wanted to elaborate on that particular element. It appears, on the face of it, fairly innocuous. It's not directed at the judge; it's directed at the crown, who has to give reasons.
I'm wondering if you could explain why you don't think that is a particularly positive amendment.