Justice committee  Obviously, knowledge of civil law is a criterion. Much of what you have just described is a matter of civil law. Another part belongs to the criminal law, which is under federal jurisdiction. These are questions that have been assessed by the advisory board.

Justice committee  I would say so. I know that, as his record shows, he has published texts in this field and has taught family law for years, especially family property law, property law. He has also taught criminal law courses during his career. Ms. Campbell may add some additional information o

Justice committee  I must refer to Judge Kasirer's background. That said, we must also consider his experience as a judge since 2009. He has been seized of several cases and has handed down several judgments.

Justice committee  I have said from the outset that my department will co-operate, and as I said, I am confident that the leak did not come from the very few people in my ministry—

Justice committee  I'm going to let the Privacy Commissioner do his work.

Justice committee  I'm not going to comment on anything that's an ongoing investigation by the Privacy Commissioner, other than to say, as I've already said, that there will be co-operation.

Justice committee  I'm letting the Privacy Commissioner conduct his investigation, as I've stated publicly on a number of occasions and as you have rightfully pointed out.

Justice committee  I was not the minister at the time, so I wasn't privy to all of those consultations.

Justice committee  Once again, those conversations would come under the purview of the Privacy Commissioner. Therefore, I'm going to let the Privacy Commissioner do his work. He's an officer of Parliament. We have respect for officers of Parliament. I'm going to let him do his work unrestricted by—

Justice committee  I would just like to support what Ms. Campbell just said. The quality of Judge Kasirer's French is exceptional. This is a very important aspect of the process. I think the linguistic criterion has clearly been met.

Justice committee  Yes, Judge Kasirer is an anglophone, but he speaks French perfectly.

Justice committee  The Privacy Commissioner has the authority to conduct an investigation. We believe it is a good non-partisan process. There will be an investigation and I hope there will be suggestions.

Justice committee  As I said earlier to your colleague and to my colleague, I am not commenting on anything that concerns the SNC-Lavalin case, because trials are ongoing in the courts and everything I say could be interpreted or misinterpreted. So I won't comment on that.

Justice committee  Unfortunately, the answer is the same. I'm not going to comment on that, for the reasons I just gave.

Justice committee  As Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, I must respect the justice system. I must be careful not to have any influence on the ongoing trials.