—and ensuring the sub judice rule is always complied with.
Do I feel sympathy for a woman who has lost her child? Absolutely, I do. If I could bring that child back, I would do everything in my power to do so. However, there are certain rules that confine what I can and cannot do as Minister of Justice.
With respect to your comments on ensuring the bail system is working, I would simply put it to you that, in the context of sexual violence in particular, it is not just me who has decried what's going on in the court system, particularly in Ontario. It is also journalists who have said that we don't have enough courtroom resources. We don't have enough Crown prosecutors. We don't have enough dedication to addressing sexual assault in our system. I can amend the Criminal Code, but unless it is administered on the ground by the provinces, including Ontario, all those changes are for naught. We're seeing charges being stayed or withdrawn because of delays in the process. The Province of Ontario is not meeting the Jordan principle on timelines for trials. That is rendering an injustice to those individuals. What we need to address those matters is more resources. This includes more Crowns, more police, more courtroom resources and more detention facilities for people who need to be deprived of bail.
Thank you.