Mr. Speaker, for the Minister of Justice that is less than gobbledygook.
The cabinet has the final word on judicial appointments and Canadians deserve to know that when this appointment is discussed the Treasury Board President will not be the one voting to get a job for himself.
The government should show some accountability and admit that appointing the Treasury Board President to the bench would be a blatant conflict of interest.
If the government were not so arrogant, it would never appoint that member to the bench. I bet it never would.