The Chief Electoral Officer, under the act, would have to report to the Speaker of the House on the proposed process for establishing qualifications and the selection process for returning officers, so the Chief Electoral Officer is accountable to Parliament for how he or she goes about establishing qualifications and determining the selection process for returning officers.
So parliamentarians will have that opportunity, and as part of the overall scrutiny of the actions of the Chief Electoral Officer, they will also be able to verify that he or she has in place a rigorous process for establishing qualifications and for a selection process, while at the same time allowing for the vagaries of appointing people from all across the country in ridings all across the country. There may be instances in far-flung ridings when the selection process will be slightly different from what it is in an urban centre, for example.