Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke glowingly to the process and criteria that were put in place. What would he say to National Chief Bellegarde and Senator Sinclair who have said that the criteria with respect to bilingualism is discriminatory against indigenous people because there might be someone who speaks Cree and French but would not have that capacity? Indeed what have been created with this new system are barriers for indigenous people to get their first seat ever on the Supreme Court of Canada.
In the House of Commons on September 22nd, 2016. See this statement in context.