Thank you, Minister, for coming today to our committee.
It's very clear that we as legislators want to preserve the constitutional principle of judicial independence. We have heard here today Justice Kent and Justice MacDonald. They were very concerned about maintaining judicial independence.
At this time, we find that the judicial committee has to give a report to the minister, submit a report regarding the training.
Don't you think that this is one step we are taking toward diminishing the independence of the judiciary? If not, then what is the purpose of this reporting?