Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Just to continue in that vein, during the 13 years that Mr. Chrétien was the Prime Minister, every single appointment to the Supreme Court was a nominee who could function in both languages. I believe the first one of the current government was as well. I believe also that the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia have indicated that should that become law, they would make sure that the curriculum would be adjusted to prepare their graduates to be able to accede to the Supreme Court.
I just thought I'd add these elements to the mix, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you for being here this morning together with your team, commissioner. I want to focus on the question of the Treasury Board.
First, however, I want to thank you for clarifying your position on the Supreme Court judges issue. When Minister Moore appeared before us, not long ago, he tried to demonstrate that that was not your position. I'm pleased that you've clarified it. We now know how the commissioner of Official Languages of Canada stands on this matter.
With regard to the Treasury Board, if I correctly understood what you said in your comments this morning, the decision to decentralize and to direct everything to the agencies was a unilateral decision, since there was no preliminary consultation.