Essentially it's a question of the mandates, the Public Service Commission, of course, having the mandate for overseeing the appointment process for public servants. The question is, does it make policy sense to give the commission a mandate also over Governor in Council appointments?
Traditionally there's been a clear divide between the two types of appointment. Governor in Council appointments are oftentimes characterized as political appointments in everyday parlance, and to give the Public Service Commission an oversight role over both public servants on one hand and on the other hand for Governor in Council appointments can be seen as confusing two very different spheres of appointment activity; therefore, it would not be an appropriate mix to have the Public Service Commission do this. That's the concern, and that's the counter-argument to this proposal.