Mr. Speaker, thank you. I listened carefully to the speech of the hon. member. I have a couple of questions based on things that happened in the discussions during question period in the House on this issue over the last couple of days.
I remember that the member was accused of being meanspirited a number of times in the House over the issue of the appointment of the judge.
Therefore I would really like to ask the member whether he can really answer that charge and explain why he is not meanspirited in this particular case. I would also like to ask him why he is concerned about the impartiality of this judge when she comes back, if she does, to the country.
Finally, in fairness to the government, does the member feel that its motives are well intentioned or does he feel there is really something more behind this?