Mr. Speaker, I enjoyed working with the member on the justice committee. Also, I agree with his comments on Mr. Marceau.
The member mentioned independence of the judiciary. Since we are talking about pay scales, I would like him to comment on whether the two possible mechanisms for setting judges' salaries are independent. This is what we are talking about tonight. The Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission is one option. The other is an amount chosen by the justice minister.
Could the hon. member describe the independence of both of these options? Does he believe they are both independent methods for determining judges' salaries?