Members have a duty as members of Parliament, but they also have a political role. Each one of us has a political party, an ideology, ways of doing things. There could be some partisanship there, up to a certain point.
Under this bill, the member would have to assess the complaint and decide whether or not it should be sent to the commissioner, which according to me may infringe upon certain people's rights because, based on our political party or our allegiance, we will have to judge a complaint which may be of a political nature. It is a judgment call we may not be making correctly.
So, why not simply allow for complaints to be made directly to the officials, people who are supposed to be apolitical and in a position to truly assess a complaint and determine whether or not it is reasonable?