Mr. Speaker, I am sure the hon. member would agree with me. I was listening to his speech.
I have said this before in the House of Commons and I will say it again. The primary purpose of a judge is to bring decisions that are a benefit to this country and that meet the needs of the people of this country. That is what it was in the very beginning. That is what it should be today. That does not happen all that often. I wonder if the member would agree with that statement?
Second, being a lawyer I would like to know his comments with regard to Justice Frank Iacobucci saying that the legal profession's growing preoccupation with making money is a problem. Laws have become more of a business profession than a professional calling. Lawyers are losing sight of their obligations to the public.
In my riding we have an individual who has been charged with drunk driving causing fatality, which can bring a sentence of up to life. He immediately plead guilty following the accident. That accident was in 1996. He plead guilty to causing four deaths. Can the hon. member explain to me any reason why this trial should be in court for the 18th time next month? They have not got around to sentencing that individual.