translate English to French: We considered the possibility of amending the bill in order to re-establish the authority of the minister over that of the chief of the defence staff so that, one way or another, the public would know that there is some sort of system, as you said yourself, an extraordinary one outside of common law.
Nous avions ´ ´ ´ ` considere la possibilite d’amender le projet de loi de facon a ce que ¸ ´ ´ l’on retablisse l’autorite du ministre sur celle du chef d’e´ tat-major ` ´ afin que, d’une maniere ou d’une autre, le public soit informe qu’il y ` a eu un systeme, comme vous l’avez dit vous-meme, extraordinaire, ˆ exorbitant du droit commun.