Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Minister, and thank you, Mr. MacLauchlan.
I want to begin by expressing my gratitude to both of you and to your respective teams for putting forward someone who I believe will make an excellent addition to the court. I think that's borne out by her questionnaire and the additional context you have provided this morning.
I want to pick up on something you mentioned, Mr. MacLauchlan, in describing the process of consultation in the lead-up to the responsibilities that you had in assessing candidates and putting Judge Moreau forward. You said that you spoke with Chief Justice Wagner of the Supreme Court, who informed the advisory board of the institutional needs of the Supreme Court.
The thing that struck me was the desire to see someone with trial court experience. I'm wondering if you could expand on that particular skill set. As someone who spent a considerable amount of time before the courts, specifically in the criminal justice system, Judge Moreau's exposure directly to litigants and the process and to the public is experience that I think strengthens her application. Could you expand on that particular institutional need?