Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for your testimony today.
I want to talk specifically about delays in the justice system and bail reform, which has been a conversation for a very long time in the courts and among people like you.
Paragraph 11(e) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees accused persons the right to not be denied reasonable bail without just cause. It is a protected right, but according to Stats Canada, there's been a notable—35%—increase in the number of accused persons detained on remand in the last 10 years. Over this period, the remand population has consistently exceeded the sentenced population in provincial and territorial prisons.
Can you explain why we are experiencing such a delay?
Ms. Deshman, I think you touched on it in saying that Bill C-75 does not go far enough. I think you do have some proposed amendments with respect to how we can really tackle the bail issue and unclog the system, which I think is the objective of the reform that's in the bill.
Could you speak to that?