Mr. Chair, yes, of course, I recognize the supremacy of parliament. It's clearly stated in the opening of our constitution. However, to make the analysis from the supremacy of parliament down to the various specific issues at a specific given moment in time, I think there's a causal link that certainly as lawyers we have to analyze and see how far...and what impact that supremacy concept actually has.
Because you know very well, Mr. Chair, that as legal counsel and lawyers who are active members and current members of any bar in Canada, we are bound by that. I'm not sure of a more fundamental precedent or concept within the practice of law than the solicitor-client privilege.
Again, we can debate the policies over many, many years as to why lawmakers and courts have interpreted it that way, but again, given that my role here is largely to talk about my qualifications, that would probably be left for another day.