I shouldn't comment on a lot of the things you've referred to, other than to say that it might be worth my going through the process that came to my appointment.
I was contacted by a search firm that asked me to send my CV to them. I heard back from them that they wanted to talk to me further. The search firm talked to me. Then there was an interview by video conference, since I was in Australia, by a committee of directors of the CWB and some other representatives from government who were on a joint search committee. Finally, the board of the Canadian Wheat Board asked me to meet with them. I met with them in Calgary. It was just the board of directors.
Following that, the chairman of the Canadian Wheat Board indicated to me that they wanted to appoint me. We negotiated a contract between me and the Canadian Wheat Board. There was then obviously the requirement for me to be appointed by the government. So the minister held a very short teleconference with me. He didn't indicate to me any direction and really wanted to talk to me about my credentials before he appointed me. From an outsider's point of view, I regarded that as a fairly proper process.
Coming to the point of your question, I work for the Canadian Wheat Board. I work for the directors of the Canadian Wheat Board. That's where I have my contract, and I take my direction from them.
Having said that, of course, we work in an environment where there is an act of Parliament associated with us, and the minister and the government do have the ability to do some things associated with that. I suppose I take it that if I act properly and commercially in all circumstances, then I won't really have any great trouble.