In that case, I come back once again to the choice of judges. As a lawyer, I believe that the choices that have been made have always been made in light of the fact that the person had a professional ethic that was beyond reproach, a good work discipline and intellectual curiosity.
Therefore, I tell myself that I have to count on the fact that the appointed people will indeed be open to learning the other language and that they will not limit themselves by saying they are unilingual and that they do not wish to know anything about the other language or the other culture. In my opinion, that is the very antithesis of the justices appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. That is not at all what we are looking for in candidates. Let us set aside the issue of language. We are looking for a candidate with an open mind, a candidate who is curious and who has an ability to analyze as well as a good mind.