Mr. Speaker, obviously, our criminal justice system has to be one of independence, objectivity and impartiality.
Let me reassure all members of the House that as it relates to the Parole Board and, for example, the selection of those who serve on the Parole Board, there is a rigorous, pre-selection testing and screening process conducted by the Parole Board itself. It does not involve any participation on the part of the government or any individual minister.
Let me also reassure everyone in the House that I personally take very seriously the objectivity--