FILE--Justice Michel Bastarache smiles at comments made about him during a ceremony marking his retirement from the Supreme Court, Monday June 9, 2008, at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. In an interview with The Canadian Press, former Supreme Court justice Michel Bastarache outlined the parameters of his inquiry into Quebec's judicial appointment process. Premier Jean Charest, meanwhile, is denying claims he tinkered with the process after taking power in 2003. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson