I'll read for you the one sentence that's particularly important here. It's on page 876 of Marleau and Montpetit:
Among the areas usually considered to be outside the scope of the committee's study are the political affiliation of the appointee or nominee, contributions to political parties and the nature of the nomination process itself. Any question may be permitted if it can be shown that it relates directly to the appointee's or nominee's ability to do the job.
We're talking about his ability to do the job and not about his political affiliation. Those are the rules. That's according to Marleau and Montpetit.
Go ahead, Mr. Miller.