Mr. Speaker, the Liberal member opposite said that these students are very bright. They are indeed. But they are facing a half-dozen paid lawyers who have had years of training, not only through the law faculty, but through the bar and years of legal practice, to give a different spin to what students say and to cross-examine them. I say to members opposite that no one, whether that person is bright or not, stands any chance of making his or her point against a team of well-trained and well-paid lawyers supported by the government machine.
As someone who has represented clients in court, I appreciate my colleague's comments. I can tell the hon. member that a lawyer's role is to make a point, it is to be able to cross-examine someone and make that person say what he or she did not mean to say.
These capable and bright students do not stand a chance against a team of well-trained and well-paid lawyers, and that is unfortunate.