The equivalent of returning officers in British Columbia, we call them district electoral officers, are appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer. We do not accept nominations, if you will, from anyone. We do a recruitment on our own. Those officials for...[Technical difficulty--Editor...]for recruiting the election officials who work...[Technical difficulty--Editor]...they recruit on their own. There is no provision for political parties to recommend officials.
On September 28th, 2006. See this statement in context.