Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I will speak only about the amendments, and I'll come back to the main motion later.
We are obviously opposed to the government's intention to amend the Supreme Court Act. Not only do we disagree with how it was done, but we also disagree with the fact that the government tried to address in an ad hoc way a situation that they themselves created and should have predicted.
Because the provisions themselves are extremely problematic, we cannot support the amendments or a simple correction to the process put forward by the government through the Standing Committee on Finance. We think it is extremely important that there be a viable and valid process for something as important as the Supreme Court. Since the amendments cannot improve the effectiveness of the provisions or their validity, we will simply vote against them. We acknowledge the effort made, but it isn't enough. On principle and within the spirit of good governance, we cannot support these amendments.