At this point, I'll disclose that I provided assistance to the government in the drafting of the new questionnaire for the appointment of Supreme Court of Canada justices, which for the first time required candidates to fill out a lengthy questionnaire. At a social event, Justice Malcolm Rowe thanked me rather sarcastically for having done that. That has now been continued in an extensive questionnaire that's applied to section 96, the federal appointees.
That's been a somewhat unheralded earthquake in the world of judicial appointments in terms of what judicial candidates are being required to think about and present in terms of their current situation, their current location, how they see the achievement of justice, how their careers have affected that, and really being quite open in a way that's unprecedented.
My former colleague at the University of Ottawa, David Paciocco, was recently appointed from the provincial court to the Ontario Court of Appeal. His questionnaire is an incredible reveal into his journey as a judge. The fact they're being made public is a really important story to tell. It can only assist the committees to do the very challenging work of choosing from among many qualified candidates those who can best promote justice.
The innovations that have been done around judicial appointments, consistent with the current limitations, have been quite remarkable.