Senator Downe: Just for the record, I am concerned. Sometimes it’s a perception of the conflict as opposed to real conflict that could be a problem. In this case, I think it is.

Senator Downe: No.

[Translation]

Hon. Percy E. Downe: I have one other question. In all your years here in the Senate and in all my years here in the Senate, I have never experienced before where the sponsor of the bill and the critic of the bill have been chair and deputy chair of a committee. Have you seen that before? Do you think that’s another reason it should go to the Legal Committee? I’m not questioning the qualification of the committee members. They are very competent as well. But I have never seen that before.