Some 23 or 24 years ago, legislation was passed stipulating that people who appeared before Federal Court judges could do so in the language of their choice. The same was true of the Court of Appeal. Now, 24 years later, we see that the Supreme Court has not yet reached that point.
You say this is a priority at Justice Canada. I know you are not the minister, but it is a priority. I'm going to say it before you do. It is a priority for Justice Canada. It is a priority to go into the universities and tell people to learn both official languages. At the time of the last appointment, five out of six candidates were bilingual, but the government decided to appoint a unilingual person to the Supreme Court. Do you think that makes sense?