That will end the first speaking slot in the opening round.
We will go to the Minister of Justice, but before we do that I will just explain to hon. members that this is the only time that this occurs.
In the format that we have, a member who has a speaking slot can, for a portion that they wish, up to 10 minutes, revert to questions to the minister. Since the minister himself is actually taking a speaking slot, he cannot really use five minutes to pose questions to himself. Therefore, members of his own party will have the opportunity in the portion that he leaves, which probably will be no more than five minutes, to pose questions to the minister at the point that he switches from his speech to the time for questions and comments. I hope that is understood.
The hon. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.