I too would like to start by saying to Ms. Kaulius how much I appreciate her bringing Kassandra's situation to us, as well as that of all of the other people that we saw on the canvas, one of whom was RCMP Constable Sarah Beckett from my community, who died tragically in exactly this kind of situation. I thank you for putting the 1,000 deaths with their real human faces for the benefit of our committee.
I'd like to start by asking a question of Professor Hogg that I asked of the Canadian Bar Association. They suggested when they came that the entire part 2 should be deleted. They said they thought the impaired driving provisions would not pass constitutional muster. You, of course, have given us testimony to the opposite, but you would acknowledge that there is considerable debate about this, particularly in regard to section 9, section 8, and the like.
The question I'd like to ask you at the outset is the question I asked of the CBA and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Would it not make sense in your experience for us to ask the Minister of Justice to send this to the Supreme Court by way of a reference so that we have the benefit of the Supreme Court's decision right now before we start spending a lot of money and time in addressing constitutionality?