Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses.
Perhaps I'll begin with Mr. Adler and your presentation respecting the hybridization of certain very serious offences, including subsection 318(1) of the Criminal Code. I've expressed concerns about the reclassification of what I think are nothing other than serious indictable offences under the Criminal Code.
We heard from the Minister of Justice who came before the committee and said there really is no problem. She said it had nothing to do with sentencing and nothing to do with sentencing principles. It has nothing to do with, in any way, minimizing the seriousness of an offence. It is all about efficiency. It is all about providing prosecutors with discretion.
What would you say in response to that?