I can indicate that the last two out of three preliminary inquiries I've conducted in the past year have been resolved at the provincial court level. This is consistent with—and I know it's been referenced—the Webster and Bebbington study of 2013. It found, particularly in Ontario, that there were twice as many cases with preliminary inquiries that did resolve at that provincial level.
When I am scheduling preliminary inquiry.... We all have to go through the judicial pretrial process. We sort of have to fight for our time estimates and show why we need the preliminary inquiry, because they're not just granted upon request. A lot of various kinds of information and coordination need to happen before they are scheduled. At the back of everyone's mind, Crown and defence, is whether or not this will result in a resolution at the provincial level, rather than having to escalate to the higher level of court.