Despite the hearings held on this question and on the report, despite the parliamentarians, the universities, community representatives, the Barreau and all the people who work in this field, despite the resignation of an IRB chair and a shortage of board members—which undermines the operation of the IRB and of the various divisions—you maintain that it is necessary for the minister to intervene in the selection, then overturn the entire selection process.
On April 3rd, 2008. See this statement in context.