The groups that we asked to solicit their members and to make sure they got the information were groups from across Canada, the Canadian Bar, and all the law societies. I think there's a list of about 19. There are many groups, many ethnic groups of lawyers or lawyers with particular interests, all of whom, I think, have members in Atlantic Canada. Because of the terms of reference in which the application was open to all Canadians, we blanketed the whole country in asking organizations to assist us.
Down the line, if there is more time, one could even do more perhaps to seek people out. When individuals were recommended to us, we immediately sent them the information and said, “Your name has been forwarded to us. Please review this, and we warmly encourage you, if you're interested, to apply.” We thought that was the appropriate way of doing it as opposed to singling individuals out.
This committee might have some interesting advice about the optimal way to maximize the number of good people who will apply. Often members of Parliament may know of people in their own constituencies who have promise. I'm sure we already try to encourage them to get vetted for the section 96 courts and the trial and appellate levels, but again, it's feeding the pipeline.