Madam Speaker, the Ministers all agreed that reform should take place. It appears that Ontario, which has the largest percentage of lawyers resident in this country -- something in excess of 20,000 -- is the most reluctant to proceed with this in an expeditious manner. We hope that, in spite of the possible loss of 20,000 votes, the Government of Ontario will throw its weight behind this reform. We're almost unanimous in agreement that this reform should take place.
The lobby against it is primarily from, of all places, the legal profession. The objections and reservations have not been clearly articulated, at least to me. I do know that those who appear to gain the most from this rather cumbersome process are also the least enthusiastic about the abolition of it. Thank you.