If that's a suggestion you're making, Mr. Comartin, you're entitled to make it, but I have complete confidence that the individuals appointed by the attorneys general across Canada will take matters like that into consideration when they are making recommendations to the Minister of Justice in the exercise of his or her constitutional discretion. I have complete confidence that members of the bar association, and in this case the people from the police community, will take that into consideration. They have a responsibility when making recommendations to make sure that all interests in society will be heard and be fairly treated. That's the basis, quite frankly, of the judicial appointments process. We have to have individuals who have a fair outlook and who will understand that this country is diverse, that there are many opinions and groups who need to be heard and represented. I'm quite sure that the judicial advisory committees as constituted will live up to that responsibility, as have others in the past. I have no doubt of that.
On February 5th, 2007. See this statement in context.