We welcome the measure because it assures us that, in a foreseeable future, the next judges will be appointed under standards of bilingualism. We feel that the government is acting in good faith, that it will move forward, and that it will adopt the practice in the foreseeable future. However, it remains wholly possible that a subsequent government may quite simply abandon the practice.
That is why we are recommending this, for now. First of all, we must make sure that we understand the formula that applies. In other words, we have to determine whether Parliament can act alone or whether it must proceed using the amending formula in the Constitution. In that way, with that change, we will make sure that the judges are required to be bilingual.