Mr. Speaker, I will make my comments and questions short. I want to also commend the member. He spoke very eloquently and is rapidly making a name for himself in the House as a defender of human rights.
My question is to the member as a lawyer who has appeared in a courtroom and has taken part in the adversarial process that can occur in a courtroom. I would like to give the member the opportunity to voice an opinion on what he feels will be the outcome of an inquiry where we have students. I have had the benefit of seeing these students on television but I have not been to the inquiry personally.
Where is the fairness in having these students representing themselves, their ability to effectively cross examine government witnesses, to effectively put forward arguments against the trained legal team assembled by the government and this process that has been undertaken? How can these students effectively rebut the case that is going to be presented by these government lawyers?