Justice committee  Well, no, because there's never been any suggestion that this confidentiality has been breached. I'm delighted—this is good for your committee obviously to be concerned about, but the nature of the leak, such as it was, is that it very clearly was not from the committee process.

Justice committee  I don't think there were any who self-identified in that way, and it is a self-identification. The committee was concerned, because we are, of course, limited to evaluating those who apply.

Justice committee  I would say that the quality of candidates was outstanding in all three processes. I think our committee members come away very encouraged by the quality of people who do apply, but one of the things is that people have to apply. In the past, when we would get a nomination where,

Justice committee  Let me say that the leak was not from our process. After we present our short list to the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister, in partnership with the Minister of Justice and all the other interlocutors, including, I think, critics, has an ongoing series of conversations. One thin

Justice committee  I don't know. I think he addressed that, but we have a very strict commitment to confidentiality, including not identifying who any of the candidates are. There has never been any suggestion that any of the members of the three committees have ever breached that confidentiality,

Justice committee  Not particularly, because we were obviously so devoted to it and so very careful to maintain that confidentiality.

Justice committee  I don't think it was necessary. We worked with the commissioner for federal judicial affairs. We worked on our documents on secure tablets—very carefully controlled. We always left our documents in the meeting room and the clear commitment.... We signed an undertaking to maintain

Justice committee  Thank you. First of all, good afternoon. This is old home week, in a sense, for me and this committee. This is the third time we've had the opportunity to discuss this very important process. I do regret that I'm not there personally to give you all a valedictory handshake and p

Justice committee  There is a structured test that has been developed by the federal commissioner on judicial affairs. It involves the ability to understand oral arguments in French, the ability to read arguments in French, and the ability to engage in conversation in French. When we met with the c

Justice committee  The pleasure is all mine.

Justice committee  All of the above...? It's been interesting that since I am the author of the “rape-shield” provisions in the Criminal Code, that they're back in fashion in terms of popular discussion. Of course, her own jurisprudence on that issue, I think, is dear to my heart because of my own

Justice committee  Could I just make a comment, though? I think the law should not belong just to lawyers. One of the great gifts that Justice Martin has is as a communicator. She has a great belief in the importance of the public understanding the law. The law should not be mysterious to those wh

Justice committee  Yes. They were wonderful comments.

Justice committee  It was part of our terms of reference. The Prime Minister 's marching orders to us were to try to maximize the diversity of the court and to look for candidates who represented all those qualities. One of our committee members is a member of the LGBTQ community and very active. W

Justice committee  It was simply part of this diversity of experience that she has had, her understanding of what it means to be a minority, what it means to have to struggle for your rights. Earlier today I used the expression that there was a patina of humanity on her because of all the things th