It comes down to priorities. The provinces have been under a lot of pressure to fund health care and education, in particular, and as a result, the justice system has not been given a priority. We're operating now, members, with a 20th-century or even a 19th-century court system in the 21st century. We need to have a really hard look at that.
As I said earlier, this is a foundation of our democracy and that's been lost in the discussions. This is so important to our system of government.
If I may just change gears slightly, going back to Mr. MacGregor for a moment, the Commonwealth of Australia put together an agreement to set some national standards for legal aid in 2015. We have a copy of that agreement here. My point is that it can be done in a federal system.