Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Cameron, I didn't get a chance to ask you any questions during the first round.
I appreciated your strong and vigorous defence of the bill, but I think you have to admit, from the committee hearings we've had, that the number of people and organizations asking us to vote against this bill is starting to mount. We now have noted academics, the chiefs of police, people representing crown counsel, and so on....
I will go through your testimony, because I want to review the evidence you cited and make sure that when we come to clause-by-clause consideration of this bill that I have all the facts at my disposal.
As some sort of a peace offering, if you will—and I don't want to prejudge this committee's outcome—if we arrive at a situation where Bill S-217 is going to proceed no further, can you at least put into the record some of your suggestions on how we tackle some of the systemic issues that are causing these kinds of things in our bail hearings? Leaving aside what Bill S-217 is, I want to give you a chance to offer your suggestions for what we in the federal Parliament can do to make the operation of our justice system more efficient, aside from a legislative solution.