Look, it's essential that people are able to operate independently, but I think it's important that we don't exclude people from opportunities to serve Canada just because they've engaged in our political process. With respect to Chief Justice Joyal, I believe he was appointed initially by a Progressive Conservative government at the provincial level. I think casting aspersions upon appointees on the basis of their participation in our democracy may well violate their opportunity to take part in that democracy, including their freedom of speech. More broadly, I would commit to not appointing people because they have made those donations. However, I'm certainly not going to commit today to excluding people on the basis that they've made a donation to the party to which I belong or, for that matter, to a party of a different affiliation.
