Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'd like to make the following suggestion to my colleague Mr. Harvey. When you examine the position of privacy commissioner and commissioner of official languages, you might want to recommend that they report to the Office of the Auditor General. Why do these positions stand alone?
This is a question that we need to consider, at least in the case of the Commissioner of the Environment. Mr. Chairman, I don't believe that Mr. Harvey, or anyone else here for that matter, is attacking Ms. Gélinas or her past accomplishments as Commissioner. The question is whether these responsibilities should be completely or partly separate. Is the job more similar to that of the Privacy Commissioner or the Commissioner of Official Languages, who enjoy a separate status, or should the position continue to come under the authority of the AG's office?
The other thing, Mr. Chairman, is that I would hope we aren't planning to do this forever. It's important, but hopefully after a meeting and some witnesses we can have our discussion and get this dealt with.