Thank you, Madam Minister, for that answer.
Turning to the substance of why you are here today, in terms of the process that your government has unveiled, I have to admit I have some concerns with it. One of these is with respect to the fact that the process does not respect the long-standing constitutional convention of ensuring that Atlantic Canada has at least one seat on the Supreme Court, a convention that dates back more than a hundred years.
I was wondering if you might be able to comment on what authority the executive has to overturn a constitutional convention—the effect of which will change the composition of the court—unilaterally, without the consent of Parliament and without the consent of the provinces, as provided for in paragraph 41(d) of the Constitution Act of 1982.