Justice committee  I agree.

Justice committee  They are heavy, but with what's in the newly proposed legislation, with the control of the preliminary hearing justice, it seems they have the power to get to the real meat and potatoes of the issue. Preliminary hearings historically may have been trial part one, if I can put it

Justice committee  Right, I understand that. I harken back to one example, which happened within the last year, when my client didn't understand the issue of drunkenness and the person not being able to consent. We had a preliminary hearing, and I said he needed to hear her evidence on this point o

Justice committee  That is one option. My amendment deals specifically with the law students, because either the law students have an articling principle or they have someone at the clinic who is a licensed lawyer to look at each individual file. I think that even if you change it to two years less

Justice committee  It's there.

Justice committee  I'm sorry. I just meant to say that I'm supporting what's in the draft.

Justice committee  Thank you. Good evening. I'm also honoured to be here. I know the hour is late and, brevity being the soul of wit, I will get straight to the point. I'm here to speak primarily on the issue of law students, dealing with section 802.1 in the code. I'm on the board for Community

Justice committee  Thank you, and good evening.