Perhaps I misspoke when moving my amendment. I agree with you and understand the problem you pointed out.
In the motion, it is already written “assess the impact of the insufficient number of judges Canada has”. I want to add, “and study the nomination process in place and the reasons for delays”. Then, I would add the name of the Prime Minister to the list of witnesses the motion asks the committee to call forward. That’s part of the same amendment, essentially.
The former minister of justice, Mr. Lametti, told us that the appointment process was being held up at the Prime Minister’s Office. So, if we want to give this issue serious consideration, we have to question the Prime Minister. I understand he might tell us that he’s not the one who deals with it, that it’s someone else in his office. He just has to tell us who and then we’ll see what we do. In that case, we could hear from someone else. Regardless, those who have to be held to account before Parliament are the Minister of Justice and the Prime Minister. We have to hear from both of them to seriously look into this matter. What interests me the most is understanding why the process in place is so slow.