Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all for being here today.
It's particularly good to see David Matas again. We've known each other over many years through various organizations we've been involved in.
I know that particularly you, David, as with the other witnesses here today, bring an international lens to this, which I appreciate hearing.
I had the privilege of being an administrative law judge on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for five years. I saw these cases in action, as they played out through that process.
I think you, Mr. Kurz, identified a couple of things that troubled me and that led me to support this repeal. You mentioned costs. At one time, we were able to grant costs to a defendant who was wrongfully complained against, for instance, but the Federal Court of Appeal took that away from the tribunal.
So that was a measure where, if it was felt it was being used punitively or inappropriately, we had some way to deal with it. The tribunal doesn't have that anymore.