Thank you, Commissioner. If I were a minister, I would make appointments myself, but I accept the answer you gave the committee.
Now, let's talk about new hires. Sometimes we're told that a unilingual person was hired because nobody meeting the bilingualism requirements was found. That's what the RCMP folks said. To me, that's unacceptable. I told them that, if they can't find a bilingual person and have to hire a unilingual person in an emergency or for security reasons, the position should never be given to that person on a permanent basis. Instead, they should hold the position temporarily until the right person is found. Everyone must comply with the Official Languages Act, whether they agree with it or not.