I am a lawyer myself, but I can say that it's good to see that the qualifying part there is of course the ability to understand, to interrelate with newcomers, to understand the role the judge plays, and to be involved with the community, to a large extent.
I'm also pleased to hear, Judge Simard, that you have a program of education that's ongoing, that takes good candidates and makes them better, normally in the area of language.
It's great to see Ms. Bozzi having several languages and being involved in language training and getting a firsthand experience on the ground. It's good to see that brought to the judges' level, as well.
You have programs in place, and I commend you for that. I think that taking them through some of the administrative issues and so on to be sure that you get consistency is to be commended.
I have some specific questions, of course. You indicated that some of the functions that are not so much ceremonial are the issues related to dealing with the granting of citizenship retentions, renunciations, and the resumption of citizenship. Do all judges deal with all four areas, or are some of the areas reserved for the superior judge, like you?