Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Piragoff, for coming in and giving us a very valuable presentation.
I have two questions that are both related to the bail issue. As a former criminal defence lawyer, I was greatly concerned with bail because, at least in Ontario, the way the legal aid system is structured tends to discourage criminal defence lawyers from taking on bail, because they're not sure if the person will be approved for legal aid or not.
I just wonder, in terms of the bail issue, if your department has looked at how the structure of legal aid programs across the country affects a person's ability to access those programs and how that affects their ability to get representation, which affects their ability to get bail, because when you don't have representation, it's hard to put together a good case for release.
Is that something your department has looked at?