Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Good afternoon, Mr. Minister. I would also like to welcome the officials. You are aware that the Bloc Québécois, which everyone recognizes as reasonable and open-minded, supports this bill. We are prepared to work as expeditiously as the situation requires.
I have a few questions to ask, and my colleague Mr. Lemay will no doubt take over on first nations claims.
Why choose the number 20? Is that really tackling the problem?
I agree that every additional judge will require more funds from taxpayers, but why 20 rather than 30 or 35 more? Are we really going to deal with the backlog, if we take into account the criteria established in the Askov decision?