That's a very good question, Mr. Comartin. If you were to ask a provincial attorney general, I think for the most part they would always welcome new Superior Court judges--I'm not saying they say this in any irresponsible manner. That being said, there certainly is a cost to the provinces with respect to everything else that has to do with the appointments.
I can tell you that they were pleased with respect to the bill that increased the pool. You would have dealt with that bill to increase the number of Superior Court judges at this committee.
I'll give some thought as to whether I've had any formal requests over the last year; I will have a look at that again. I discuss all related issues on a regular basis with provincial attorneys general. I don't want to say no to you and then find out that in April 2009 I did get a letter. We do try to watch these things very carefully, and we try to respond to individual provincial concerns to the extent that we can.