Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Justice has had all his appointments screened by officials before they were made and he is confident that these are very competent lawyers. The confidence is reflected in the fact that 22 of the 42 firms appointed in B.C. are reappointments. Half the agents were appointed by the previous government.
There have been isolated difficulties on Vancouver Island. The minister admits that fact. Preliminary reports suggest that the failure of certain former agents to co-operate with the new appointments may have contributed to the problem. The hon. member should be encouraging the former agents to co-operate with the new ones instead of carping and yelling in the House every day about the odd failure that occurs. These people are competent and they will do their jobs.