Thank you.
One other thing for the committee to keep in mind on this issue, Mr. Chair, is that section 802.1 of the Criminal Code applies to agents without defining them. Right now that would allow anybody to appear on behalf of an accused; it's not specifically allowing law students and articling students. It would mean that a family member or somebody else could represent them as well. If the committee were considering any other ways to approach this, with respect, Mr. Chair, the committee would also have to keep in mind that the term “agent” isn't just for some of these other professionals or people being supervised by lawyers.