Well, they are not lawyers, but the summary trial is to simplify things for those who don't have lawyers, isn't that right? That is the meaning of a summary trial. Not everybody can be a lawyer, just as not everybody can be an engineer.
I would like to ask kindly, Mr. Ruby, this question. I understand that you have a long and interesting history in the civilian court system, and you are in fact an authority. Thank you very much for your contribution.
Could you please explain to the committee about your interest in Canada's military justice system and outline any past experience you have had with it? Can you please advise the committee of your experience in relation to military law, such as the number of courts martial you have appeared before or how many military members you have ever advised in relation to a court martial or summary trial?
I just want to say that when you are signing on the dotted line.... For example, we have in the army an age limitation. I'll bet I would have stayed in the military, but I was not allowed to stay anymore. It is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that gives an exception to the military.
If you could, please answer my question.