Justice committee  The question is clearly intended for me. I do not agree with this proposal. According to the Supreme Court Act, this decision belongs to the Prime Minister , i.e. the governor in council. We do not want to weaken the Prime Minister's ability to make the best choice, in his opini

Justice committee  The problem is that if I make a recommendation that is not included in the final decision, journalists and you, my parliamentary colleagues around the table, will ask me who I recommended. It would become too difficult to protect the confidentiality of the process. It is also nec

Justice committee  It is easier to close the door from the beginning. Otherwise, we could go down a slippery slope.

Justice committee  As Ms. Campbell pointed out, on a court you have a dynamic when cases are heard and there's interaction amongst the judges both in the hearing as well as in the preparation prior to the hearing, and then in the decision-making phase afterwards, where there will be back and forth

Justice committee  First of all, we have done this in practice. We have enshrined a practice that puts such a high premium on functional bilingualism that it practically is a bar in being selected. We haven't done that formally. I'm not sure it's a good idea, formally, because there may be other n

Justice committee  First of all, thank you for conducting this consultation during the process. It was very valuable. Your comments were very important. Yes, it was important. We have acted accordingly, especially for this process. We made sure there would be no leaks. We have taken steps in this

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.

Justice committee  In my case, it's not a matter of politics. I do so out of respect for the courts as Minister of Justice. Not wanting to have an influence on trials is a form of privilege. It is very important for me, in my role, to protect the judicial system.

Justice committee  I did what I had to do as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada to protect the justice system and respect the role of the courts.

Justice committee  I am very proud of our justice system in Canada.

Justice committee  We have several institutions that did their job...

Justice committee  ... everywhere in the system.