Senator Beaudoin is a good lawyer; he thinks in legal terms and he wanted to use jurisprudence because, up to now, the courts have been the ones to interpret the principle of merit, as this was not included in the legislation, and nor was there a definition in the legislation.
Le sénateur Beaudoin est un bon avocat, il pense donc en termes de droit et il a voulu utiliser la jurisprudence, car ce sont les tribunaux qui, jusqu'à maintenant, interprétaient le principe du mérite; ce n'était pas dans la loi.