Thanks very much, Mr. Chair, and welcome to our witnesses. We very much appreciate your coming to help us parliamentarians do our job in trying to figure out what the challenges are in the bail system and what recommendations you have.
I'm going to start with Mr. Jones on the same theme that has just been asked, which you didn't have a chance to answer, on the Gladue principles. I would ask you to please comment on the importance of these measures and the consideration of an accused's race and background generally in the bail system. Also, in your research experience, how are these Gladue factors and other elements of the accused's background weighed compared to other factors in bail decisions?