Justice committee  Exactly.

Justice committee  It's not something I suggest. I meant to inform you of the situation right now. We're in negotiation right now. This is a standpoint we've taken in the negotiation to compare from province to province. We're in the process. I thought it would be useful for you to understand why

Justice committee  I think it would be difficult to apply because when you look at the basket of legal aid, each province will decide what and how they want to cover. I think it's very difficult to compare the decision that may be made by one province to another. If you're talking about setting re

Justice committee  Yes, we heard about the case. I'm not saying we might not intervene in the future. We had discussions in Quebec with regard to new tariffs. With the new new code of civil procedure, the cost of a non-contested divorce tripled. Now it's begging the question of whether the costs ar

Justice committee  First, regarding your invitation to follow the work of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, I would urge you to read the brief that the Barreau du Québec sent recently. Last fall, I appeared before the committee to talk about the translation of decisions. We're very conc

Justice committee  Can I jump in on your last question?

Justice committee  When the federal government says that Supreme Court judges must be bilingual, that's an incentive for many lawyers in the country to be bilingual as well. That's something really positive, to address the question you asked. If we want to have some positive discrimination in unive

Justice committee  I know that at Dalhousie University, if I'm not mistaken, there's a program for natives. There's positive discrimination in their favour, so that they can create aboriginal lawyers. That might be a way to address the situation. As for technology in terms of access to justice, un

Justice committee  If I can add to that, you were talking, Mr. Boissonnault, about what the federal government can do. I know you're not making the rules of the Federal Court, but you make the law. The rules are shaped against the use of technology and efficient practices. We lose so much time in

Justice committee  Totally. That's one of our recommendations.

Justice committee  Thank you for the question. We've been involved with what we call “northern justice” in recent years. We've been going to the north, seeing the status of justice there as it is. It's a shame that we live in a country that accepts the way that aboriginal and natives are treated u

Justice committee  I would say yes, in both cases. Some resources are not available to certain groups of people, especially in immigration cases, where language barriers exist. For example, a clinic with little resources cannot afford to advertise its services in 18 different languages. It has to s

Justice committee  That's a great question. I certainly won't say that the federal government can't provide more support, but I don't want to alienate my colleagues in Quebec who are responsible for legal aid, either. Being mindful of both jurisdictions, I will say that transparency isn't all that

Justice committee  I am going to write that down.

Justice committee  Given that I must write to the clerk for Mr. Nicholson's question, I'll take the opportunity to add things.