If I can, the Public Appointments Commission--the head of it and the commission--will not be responsible for proposing candidates for positions. Nor will it set out timeframes for appointments. Nor will it make the decisions on appointments. That rests with the Governor in Council and the discretion of government.
The mandate, as set out by legislation and passed by Parliament, is to focus on the appointments process, the code of practice, a competency-based selection process, and a number of other things, which I went through in my opening remarks.