I'll address the first part of your question. It's a very good question. With respect to the estimate of the three- to five-day period, of course that is an estimate. Sexual assault trials, case by case, can be half a day, or one day at most, in terms of trial time, and therefore would only perhaps require a one- or two-hour hearing for this purpose. The three- to five-day estimate would be an averaging of sexual assault cases.
If we look at the Ghomeshi case, in that case there were over 5,000 messages, emails that were utilized by his counsel to establish collusion, diminish credibility, and align with some of the consent defences that were used in that case. For 5,000 messages, it would require a much lengthier hearing than the three to five days.
As well, considered in that factor, if the complainant is going to be added now as a party to the proceedings, and they're permitted to make submissions at these hearings, scheduling of additional time has to be taken for them and their counsel to make submissions at that hearing as well.