I always enjoy academic discussions, but I'd like to take this back to a more practical reality. I would like to talk about practicality. I grew up in Fort McMurray, which, when I moved there, had about 1,400 people. Today there are about 100,000 people. I practised criminal law. My parents had a store on the main street and I undertook about ten arrests of citizens. In one case I got assaulted by a couple of guys I chased after, so I understand what it's like to be involved in that kind of thing. I have had thousands of court appearances as a lawyer in hundreds of criminal trials. It's a very busy place.
I'm going to start with you, Ms. MacDonnell. Are you from eastern Canada?