Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Madam Minister, allow me to join my colleagues in welcoming you to this committee once again and also in thanking all your officials for being here.
I'd like to follow up on the approach taken by Mr. Fraser, just to ask about some of the changes we're seeing.
My first question is in relation to Bill C-74, which has to do with having new positions appointed for Ontario, Saskatchewan, and the Federal Court. Bill C-74 is still before the House, but as I understand it, under this bill there will be an additional complement of six positions for the Ontario Superior Court, one addition to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, and one addition to the Federal Court. I can tell you that this has been received very positively in the legal community.
I would ask you two quick questions. First of all, how did you arrive at these new numbers? Second, as a follow-up, how do you suspect that this will improve the efficiency of our judicial system?