I'm pleased to be here with Laurie Wright to speak to you about the declaratory provis
ions to the Supreme Court Act proposed in division 19, part 3 of Bill C-4, and the Economic Action Plan 2013, No. 2. Colleagues, these declaratory provisions have been introduced to clarify the most basic criteria for appointment to the Supreme Court and are the same regardless of the appointee's province or region, and to ensure that any future government can continue to draw from the ranks of the most talented and experienced jurists who currently sit on Canada's federal courts in filling vacancies on the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court
...[+++]of Canada.