Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I want to return to the Jordan decision and time limits.
I thank Mr. Virani for pointing out that there is still discretion for trial judges to decide what are exceptional circumstances.
As we look down the road, though, I always worry about the use of the notwithstanding clause and believe it should be used sparingly. It would seem to me that the real, long-term question here is the under-resourcing of the court system as a whole at the provincial level. If the provinces were providing adequate resources, both in terms of the number of judges and all the associated court personnel we need to make trials move forward, we wouldn't have this problem with delays.
I'm interested in Mr. McCarthy's views on that.