Thank you very much, both Ms. Campbell and Minister, for appearing. It's good to see you again for the second round of appointments through this new process.
I want to thank you again, first of all, Ms. Campbell, for your work and your leadership on the advisory board, and to thank all the members of the advisory board for the great work they do. It is a model for how appointments should be made.
I also want to echo the comments about departing Chief Justice McLachlin, who served an incredible tenure as a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and did an excellent job as chief justice, one that all Canadians should be very proud of. She has big shoes to fill, of course.
As a member of this committee, we did work hard on taking the methods that were used in the last appointment and made thoughtful recommendations, and it's very much appreciated that some of those recommendations were taken very seriously, obviously, and changed the method of how the nomination process works, including the fact that regional representation is now considered a fundamental aspect. I appreciate that very much, being an Atlantic Canadian. It was extremely important to me the last time, and the committee made that recommendation.
Ms. Campbell, if I can start with you, the way the applications were reviewed, we see the applications from the successful candidate. That was put forward and made public so that the public can understand the quality of Justice Sheilah Martin. I'm wondering if you can talk a little about how the committee received the application and whether additional information was provided to the advisory board members beyond the application itself, and whether independent research was done by the advisory board members for example on case law or the writings of Justice Sheilah Martin or any of the other candidates who were considered.