I don't mind starting, because certainly you're right in identifying what we would call problems with access to justice, particularly access to family justice. There have been a number of reports written about it, and I have written articles with other people.
One thing is that it won't be one thing. It will actually be many different things. Some of the things we're trying now include increasing access to public legal education, and not just in English and French but in other languages as well. In Ontario we're talking about making use of paralegals for certain kinds of matters. Although it is controversial, I think it's a good move. It has to be very carefully monitored.
Another thing we're doing in Ontario right now, hopefully with the support of the law society, is encouraging what we're calling “limited scope” family legal services. Rather than hiring a lawyer for the entire family process, one would spend a couple of hours at a key point with a lawyer. There might also be lawyers at family court being paid by the hour, rather than being fully retained. That's another step in that direction. I think those kinds of things will certainly be moving us in the right direction, but justice will never be a low-cost undertaking. We have to think about that as well.
The other thing I would broadly say is that we've tried to simplify the law in certain areas. When you talk about financial matters and disclosure—you're exactly right that it's a big issue—the federal and provincial governments have simplified, for example, the child support guidelines and the spousal support advisory guidelines to help determine outcomes.