Thank you very much.
I would apologize for us not being here all the time. The government has chosen to call another piece of legislation at the same time, which necessitates some of us being in the House to speak on it.
I want to first of all put on the record how grateful most Canadians are for the work that you've done and the professional manner in which you have done it for us. I would also like to say that I think it's incredibly important that the concept of the independence of the judiciary is understood by Canadians.
Perhaps this has been canvassed on, but maybe I'll go to Mr. Cherniak to just do a bit of an education process for most Canadians who might be hearing this.
Why should we not be discussing the things we're being forced to discuss at this time?