Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to begin by thanking you, Ms. Campbell and Mr. Lametti, for being with us this morning to address these important questions.
You're both eminent jurists, well recognized as such, and I'm convinced that your contribution to the justice system is of major importance. That said, I have some questions for Ms. Campbell, but I'd like to start with Mr. Lametti.
Please, Mr. Minister, I don't want to argue with you. I just want to make sure I understand. I'll pick up on my colleague Mr. Cooper's question about using “Liberalist” or any other partisan information.
I thought I understood from your answer, but I may have been mistaken that, in Justice Jamal's case, you didn't check his political affiliations. You didn't consult the “Liberalist” or anything else in any way. Did I understand you correctly or not, Mr. Minister?
If you prefer not to answer, that's your absolute right. Just tell me you won't answer, but please don't waste the precious few minutes we have to question you both.
If I understood your response correctly, you didn't use the “Liberalist” or any other process to verify Justice Jamal's political affiliations.