Yes, you're absolutely right. It's not only our department but also the judges themselves who worked very hard on this bill.
One thing I have to point out, particularly in both the Girouard and Camp situations, is that some of the people who were the most outraged were judges, because they feel the reputational hit that these kinds of cases have, not only as individual judges but also as part of the judiciary as a whole, so they wanted reform. Believe me, the chief justice is watching what's happening and is constantly, in his formal way, telling me that he would like to see Bill C-9 pass. It's for precisely that reason: the reputation of the judiciary is very much at stake.
They participated in these decisions. They made sure that there was procedural fairness, but they wanted more efficiency. That's true both for chief justices across Canada, the CJC and the Superior Court Judges Association. They want a better process to police their ranks, if you will, because they realize that it's important for the reputation of the judiciary as a whole.