Thank you for the question, Mr. Fortin.
The restitution provisions in the code are clear. Expenses have to be readily ascertainable and they have to be directly linked to the offence. Courts are able to hear evidence at sentencing hearings. This is the part of the process that we are talking about here.
There is a capacity for the courts to hear evidence to prove those expenses. However, the intent of the restitution provisions is really not that they should be complicated to prove, but that they have to be readily ascertainable and easy for the court to determine. What that will look like will depend on the specific expense, but they're intended to be very straightforward.