Yes, we have. We've sought outside expertise and opinion on this. We believe, as you've alluded to, that this will bring that necessary clarity to the law.
When you boil it right down, what we're doing is simply adding the expression “at any time”. What we try to do, and what we, I think, have accomplished, as all governments have sought to accomplish, is ensure that there is parity and clear interpretation in both the French and English texts of our law, of our statutes, of our administration.
We pursued this two-track approach of ensuring clarity in the legislation through this declaratory provision and at the same time sought a legal opinion and referred it to the Supreme Court itself. I believe all the bases are covered. I believe this was a prudent thing to do, and I believe this will serve to ensure greater consistency and confidence in Supreme Court appointments in the future, particularly vis-à-vis the province of Quebec.