Mr. Chair, I would like to ask the hon. member a follow-up question about his comments on peremptory challenges. Obviously, this is an important issue and one with a lot of history. Some of the commentary I have seen suggests that although these challenges could be used in an inappropriate way, they could also be used to remove people who may have a bias against people of an indigenous background. In a sense, they could be used in multiple ways.
As members have pointed out, of course the jury in this case was not representative. Is the peremptory challenge the best solution to that issue, or are there other possible solutions or ways of proceeding? Are there positives and negatives associated with these challenges, or does he see them as just negative?