Thank you, Chair.
I support the amendment that Mr. Fortin has proposed and agree with everything he has said. One of the things that we need to consider in the backs of our minds in every amendment we're discussing today is the concept of judicial independence. This amendment Mr. Fortin has proposed, as he pointed out, was encouraged by the Canadian Judicial Council and other representative groups, as it goes some way to preserving that very important concept. I agree with him wholeheartedly.