Thank you, Madam Chair.
Ms. Wells, I was talking to you earlier about the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights. I would like to revisit the evidence that will have to be produced and the procedural framework set out in the bill of rights.
Aren't you concerned that trials will be abandoned because, at present, the delays for criminal cases are much too long and they can't be completed within the deadlines prescribed and deemed reasonable under the bill of rights by the Supreme Court?
I'm concerned that this will burden the proceedings because almost every trial will require that a certain number of hours be devoted to establishing the harm and the link between the harm and the fault of the accused or the guilty party in this case.
Is that one of the factors you considered when you decided it would be appropriate to go ahead with this bill?