I think we have to be very concerned about the messaging or perception that Canadians will hold when we move to people such as the police in what the committees are now looking for. The risk is undermining the credibility of the system, where you may have a perception of some bias coming into the process.
I can tell you that the people who are recommended and serve from the Canadian Bar Association are not tied to the Canadian Bar Association. We simply put forward names for the minister to select from, and these people then consult broadly with the profession about candidates on a confidential basis. They don't come back to the Canadian Bar Association, as an organization, asking for direction on who should be appointed; that's not the process.
We have to be careful in the balancing and structure of these committees that we give a sense that they are adhering to a higher calling that puts ideology, partisanship, or a specific interest in outcomes at trial aside to make sure the best possible candidates are recommended for appointment by the Minister of Justice.