Justice committee  The ultimate court, if it ever wants to be, is Parliament. There are members of Parliament who would do exactly the same thing as Mr. Ratushny has said, but the institution still functions, and it functions well. With respect to the politicization of the police force by criticiz

Justice committee  What year? I'm 1931.

Justice committee  It's troubling.

Justice committee  Could I get the question again, please?

Justice committee  Well, the independence of the judiciary is virtually a constitutional guarantee. It is the right to a term that is tenured until retirement. You can't be fired. You have no boss. You are at absolute liberty to speak as you wish in rendering any decision that is privileged. There

Justice committee  But there's no question that Canadian judges are absolutely independent.

Justice committee  You'll never know what the judges on the bench think, because first of all, they can't speak publicly about anything they've done. Once they're out of court, the judgment of any judge belongs to the litigants, the lawyers, the legal profession, and the public. It would be impro

Justice committee  All right. I'm sorry about that.

Justice committee  I can.

Justice committee  I can take you back and deal with that very simply. There has been a generational shift in judges. It has nothing to do with the appointment process; it's a matter of attitude. Judges who were what Tom Brokaw called “the greatest generation”, those who grew up and went through

Justice committee  Thank you very much. I'm impressed by the gathering here. Unfortunately once again, I think I'm the oldest in the room. It doesn't give me any privileges or rights, but it does allow me to reflect on a number of things, and I hope I can do that very quickly for you. What makes m