Of course, the work that you've done for the Department of Justice over the years reaches back a ways. No doubt the country has had an experience over the last few years in dealing with constitutional questions, and without the benefit of that good advice from the office it would be very difficult for elected officials to plot the kind of course that they need to.
I wonder, and this is perhaps in reference to Madam Lavallée's question, if you could describe briefly the context of how that works. Elected officials set the policy agenda. You're working in the public service. You're an expert in your field. You draft legislation. Describe briefly how you're in a position of taking that direction and how that works at a practical level in your department.
