Madam Chair, I would like to thank my hon. colleague, with whom I had the great pleasure of working. She always made me laugh as well. She has a great sense of humour, and I look forward to continuing to work with her.
I thank her so much for her beautiful comments about the beginnings of my career. Things are never easy when starting out. I can give an example. I once went to court to represent a client, and the client was not there. I stood on the defence side, and the judge asked me, “Are you waiting for your lawyer?” I said, “No. I am the lawyer.” We see a lot of these things happening.
The field I was practising in as well is mostly male-dominated, but now we are seeing more and more women come forward and we see more female judges, so I am very happy about that.