Merci.
Thank you very much, Mr. Storseth. I appreciate you bringing us forward. When I practised law in Alberta this was quite shocking for me as well. A quasi-judicial body that would make decisions that would impact people basically with what are criminal-type charges and convictions, and with the ability to then put a punishment on them, is in my mind beyond what would be adequate for a quasi-judicial body.
I'm wondering if you have any specific knowledge of the training and expertise of these individuals. I know that it is very difficult for a member of the bar to become a judge. First they must do seven years of university, including three or four years of law school, practise for a minimum of 10 years—and usually more like 20 to 25 years—as an advocate, as a barrister or solicitor, in one of the courts in Canada, and then to go through judicial training school, and of course are bound by precedents of hundreds of years.
What kind of training would this particular body have compared to a judge of, for instance, the Court of Queen's Bench in Alberta?