Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for being here.
To the commission, I have to take some issue on some points. There seems to be a suggestion out there that the judiciary could somehow fall into the temptation of bribery or otherwise if they don't receive the amount suggested in the commission's report. That's a bit of what I've heard.
The commission's report recommended a salary increase of $23,400 per year, retroactive to 2004. The government's position is $15,700 per year, retroactive to 2004. If we adopt one or the other, I don't think we're in danger of the judiciary falling into that temptation.