Over the past few weeks, we have heard a great deal about the insufficient number of crown attorneys and judges. I do realize that the administration of justice comes under provincial jurisdiction. However, a number of federal laws increase the burden, thus impacting the day-to-day administration of justice. The budget requests come from your colleagues. They want to make sure some money is set aside. If that is not done, the system will eventually implode.
We are told that people living below the poverty line have absolutely no access to legal aid. That means they have no access to justice. There are desperate needs.
Are you speaking to the appropriate people to ensure that justice stops being the poor relation in your colleague Flaherty's budgets?