Mr. Speaker, just because a system has been around 130 years does not mean we cannot make improvements on it.
Canadians realize the importance of the role played by Canada's supreme court. It is a critical link in our democratic chain and yet choosing our next chief justice is left to two or three people hunkered down behind closed doors in the Prime Minister's office.
The Canadian public wants and deserves a better system, a system that consults the public by way of their elected officials here in our democratic institution, the House of Commons.
Why is the Prime Minister so adverse to the public scrutiny and accountability that a public review process would bring to the judicial appointment?