I wouldn't use the word “rushed”, but I recognize that a limited amount of time comes with the territory in filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada. The six nominations under the process that brings us together today were all done in a matter of five or six weeks, roughly, in terms of the work of the advisory board, and roughly another month for candidates to make their applications.
There's a very simple reason for that, which is that there's a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada. The court has been operating with effectively eight members since February. That's what really constrains, let me say, the approach or the time that's available.
The other side of that—and I think it's remarkable and to be celebrated—is that people do apply. These applications are a serious piece of work, in this case completed between the 20th of June and the 21st of July. For the interviews, the people on our committee were travelling from remarkable distances all over the country, and it's a great recognition that in our country, Canadians can come together and do an important task with time constraints and do a good job.