Before, maybe? Okay. I graduated in 1990. I don't know when you sat and taught.
Nevertheless, Justice Martin taught me torts. I have very much an affinity toward that particular justice, so I thank you for those comments.
Thank you, Ms. McTeer. I know that you went beyond the five minutes allotted, but I think it was helpful for all of us to understand the process. As a result of your thorough explanation, a lot of the questions I was going to put to you have been answered, but there are a couple of loose ends.
On the application itself, the qualifications on the website speak about current sitting judges in various courts and across provinces and territories, but they also provide criteria for simply a lawyer with 10 years' experience in a particular province or territory. I hearken to your comments about Prime Minister Carney, whose mandate was to choose a jurist of the highest calibre. Did that preclude any consideration of the nine applicants who made application for this vacancy? Were any of those applicants simply lawyers with at least 10 years' experience?