Thank you, Madam Chair.
I thank the witnesses who are joining us.
I appreciate each of the opening statements, but I was especially affected by Mr. Struthers' statement.
I really liked your analogy, Mr. Struthers, when you said that losing weight was not just about exercising, but also about eating less. That is something we should perhaps hold on to.
As for the lesson we should learn from this, I am wondering whether our justice system is currently paralyzed by procedure and is struggling to digest all the cases it must manage or whether it is simply underfunded. Aren't we, the legislators, the ones who are overfeeding the justice system by introducing a certain number of offences that did not previously exist, thereby creating congestion? That is my question for you.
At the same time, I also really liked Mr. Brown's comments, which were very consistent. He talked about barriers. I think that is important. Barriers are currently preventing a certain number of cases from settling out of court—in other words, without the use of courts or the entire justice system.
Mr. Brown, could you provide us with a copy of your notes, which are really interesting?
Mr. Struthers, could you tell us more about why the justice system is clogged up? Eating less, exercising, I get that, but is the justice system being fed too much, too little or too poorly?