In a judicial sense, those merits are the longevity and the importance of the cases that he had, in fact, heard and presided over in Manitoba as chief justice, his knowledge of the law and his in-depth and really far-reaching understanding of the role of the court as it relates to the needs of Canadians but also respecting, if you will, the sovereignty of Parliament. He is fluently bilingual. He has travelled the world. He is a knowledgeable person. He is a good guy. I guess that is how they refer now to a man of integrity. Those bases alone are enough, I should think.
