Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Minister, for being here.
Let me pursue this along the same lines. My feedback from the legal community in particular is that this is just another step on the part of the government to politicize not only the judiciary, but our police forces. I don't know about the last few appointments, but of the first eight, not one from the police came from the police chiefs; they all came from the police associations. It's no secret that the Association of Chiefs of Police has been more judicious in its assessment of crime legislation and how the criminal justice system should be dealt with than the police associations. The gun registry is probably the highlight of their taking a different position initially from that of the police associations.
As a practising lawyer and a person who's been involved in the legal system your entire career, do you not see the serious risk you are perpetrating here of politicizing both the judiciary and the police associations? At the very least, even if you say that's not happening and not your intent, would you not agree with me that the vast majority of lawyers in this country, and the general community, see you doing just that?