Thank you very much, Chair. I'd like to thank everybody here.
First off, Prof. Parent, I'm sorry to hear of your illness, and I hope that you get better soon.
Ms. Foxall, I just want to very briefly mention something. I really do appreciate your work. In fact, my wife does a lot of the same work that you do. She recently attended a seminar where the focus was “No means no.” In fact, I think we have to start shifting the narrative, as you are, to “Only yes means yes.” I really do appreciate that work, and I wanted to put that on the record.
To the Manitoba Prosecution Service, thank you for being here. So often when we're here, we debate things in the abstract and we don't hear from people on the ground who are actually impacted. I encourage this committee and all committees to bring people here who are on the ground, because this is a unique perspective and it may be the only perspective we have from people who are in the trenches in the prosecutorial end of things, so I really do appreciate that.
I'm going to start there, Mr. Kotler. You're obviously a distinguished appellant litigator, and we're so fortunate to have you and Ms. Jules, somebody at the top of your organization. Thank you.
I'm going to ask a bit of a nerdy question. It's about foreseeability of harm versus foreseeability of loss of control. You may have anticipated us going there with this. They are two very different things. I'm just wondering if either or both of you could comment on that distinction.
I don't have the legislation right in front of me. My recollection is that it refers to foreseeability of harm. A reasonable person must reasonably foresee that the self-induced intoxication would result in harm. Can you comment on that distinction and whether it's material?