Mr. Speaker, I listened to the hon. member's comments with great interest. It is interesting to know that he is a lawyer and perhaps brings a different perspective to this legislation than some of us who are not from the legal profession.
My question in terms of this new system to be applied to Nunavut is whether there will be flexibility within the system in terms of responding to the needs of aboriginal communities. One of the things we have learned in this country is that there are some very different traditions as far as justice and the application of justice.
Coming in this morning I heard on CBC radio the whole issue of adapting sentencing circles to southern communities like regional municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. I am interested in knowing whether there is flexibility within the system, if the hon. member knows or has this information at his disposal. I would like to know whether there is enough flexibility in the system to allow for those sorts of options in the north with this new legislation.
Clearly some of the mechanisms we have in terms of the British tradition of justice differ greatly from the aboriginal system. I ask the hon. member if he has any information on that and whether we will be seeing more creative types of justice applied to northern communities that adapt more to the needs and the traditions of the people who live in those communities.