Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Cooper, for your question. It's always good to see you again.
I have answered that question many times publicly, Madam Chair. In my evaluation of ordinary judicial appointments or elevations, I do not use Liberalist in the evaluation of candidates and in putting those names forward. I can't speak to the source or the nature of the article to which he referred.
I can say with respect to this Supreme Court nomination process, the IAB, and in terms of my deliberations with the people I've mentioned to find out what people thought of the shortlisted candidates, Liberalist was nowhere near that process. [Technical difficulty—Editor] that both the ordinary judicial appointment process and this process are of the highest quality. They are transparent and serve the needs of Canadians.
If you look at both the recommended appointment today and the appointments I have made since becoming minister, they are of the very highest quality—people of all political stripes and people from all walks of life, with the highest amount of diversity in Canadian history.