Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses.
I'll begin with Mr. Trudell. You touched upon section 649 of the Criminal Code, and you recommended that an exception be made whereby jurors—after a trial and upon seeking counselling—could discuss their deliberations and other aspects of the trial within the confines of section 649.
I was wondering if you have any thoughts about during trials. Would it be a concern, for example, from a criminal lawyer's standpoint, for a juror who is seeking counselling during a trial? For example, the program provided in the province of Alberta allows jurors to seek counselling during a trial, to discuss aspects of the trial. Would that potentially result in significant prejudice in terms of a juror's ability to deliberate and reach a fair decision based upon the evidence at the trial?