Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his pertinent and thoughtful comments.
The key word here is “thoughtful”. The measures we put in place must be thoughtful measures. Sadly, some of the measures implemented by the Harper government were poorly thought out. They led to court challenges, sometimes reaching the Supreme Court. These measures were struck down, which had a huge impact on delays.
My colleague is correct in pointing out that there may be other ways to reduce delays. When we reduce delays we also reduce costs, backlogs and injustices that directly affect victims.