You hit my sweet spot there, Mr. Cooper, especially when you mentioned law students, because that's what I do.
I think there is definitely more scope for the involvement of law students in the civil system, particularly in family law, which is where the need is the greatest. My students, for example, handle trials in the criminal courts for summary conviction matters. I would like to see them do super-summary matters, which would be like drinking and driving trials. That is not allowed right now by the Criminal Code. If that were changed it would allow us to do so.
As far as paralegals go, I think they can take also a more significant role to help keep costs down in a limited way. In Ontario, as you know, paralegals are governed by the law society. They handle small claims court, landlord and tenant, and some other tribunals. I think there is some leeway for expanding their role.