Mr. Speaker, I think it is extremely important that this decision be left to a judge only because, to become a minister, whether it is the solicitor general or another minister of the crown, one does not need to produce a resume and to have studied in the area one will have to manage.
We could end up with someone who is not quite familiar with the law. I believe it is extremely important that the solicitor general not be caught in such a situation. As the hon. member for Richmond—Arthabaska so rightly pointed out, every time we put questions to the solicitor general in this House, he was unable to provide us with answers. The same can be said of the revenue minister.
In fact, I wonder why these two people are ministers. They can never answer our questions because everything must be kept secret, everything is confidential, and they have nothing to say. They can never tell us anything.
I think it would be better for the decision to grant immunity to be handed down by a judge.