Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I understood the question correctly from the Member as to why the compensation for legal costs of the complainant was not included in the bill originally. The view of the department was that the scheme in the act is to provide an avenue for any person to make a complaint to the Judicial Council respecting the conduct of a judge. Legal advice should not be necessary for that, and there should be no restrictions on the kind of complaint that a person might want to make. Once the complaint is made, the matter comes under the jurisdiction of the Judicial Council who takes charge of the matter and commences an investigation and an inquiry into the conduct of the judge. As the committee report indicated, it is not the responsibility of the complainant to prosecute the matter. It is the responsibility of the Judicial Council to take charge of the matter and make a determination.

As the Minister has indicated, he will be making a motion that will allow for the Judicial Council to make a recommendation that the complainant be compensated for any legal costs that the complainant may have incurred in those, perhaps, rare instances where, in fact, the complainant may require the advice of a lawyer. I think there was also a question as to whether there were guidelines respecting the financial support for the complainant. There are no guidelines in place. There is a provision in the act that will allow for regulations to provide for certain restrictions on the amount of compensation. The decision as to whether there will be a recommendation that compensation be paid, that will be a decision of the Judicial Council. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.