Justice committee  Yes. Thank you, Mr. Housefather.

Justice committee  Thank you.

Justice committee  How long do I have?

Justice committee  Very well. Mr. Roach, Mr. Kettles, I feel privileged to be here tonight with experts who have a good reputation and whose intentions are very noble. Mr. Roach, I was listening to your opening remarks. In my understanding, your amendment seems to be oriented toward your concer

Justice committee  Do you feel the justice system is not properly serving those who are accused at this time? Is that why you are bringing those recommendations in that bill?

Justice committee  In your opening remarks, I didn't hear you mention the word “victims”. Now you refer to the accused and victims. Through your amendment, are you suggesting that the current system we have with juries is biased and that we need to correct this?

Justice committee  Okay. You're suggesting that jurors are biased and there's a need for an amendment to correct this. In your comments—and correct me if I'm wrong—you suggested that there be an overrepresentation of natives in the jury for native cases. Is that correct?

Justice committee  So if I take, for example, a black person who is convicted of a crime, would you suggest that there be an overrepresentation of black people in the jury so that you would feel that their deliberations would be more accurate? Is that what you're suggesting?

Justice committee  Mr. Roach, I have an Irish background. Suppose I were convicted of a crime. Should I be with a jury with an overrepresentation of people with an Irish background?

Justice committee  Yes.