Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank you all for being here.
My first question has to do with recommendation 3. It deals with order-making power. I note that you agree the commissioner should have enhanced powers to address administrative issues. You also note that there is a consequence to providing that power, in that you believe all parties should have a right to seek review in the Federal Court.
I am wondering if there are not other possible consequences that should be considered if we extend order-making power to the commissioner. A general comment would be that when you give or augment the power of an organization, it tends to grow or entrench itself in the bureaucracy. Would there not be an argument for greater checks and balances in exchange for giving the commissioner more power? Are there not some other steps that should be taken to make sure that additional power is in some sense compensated with other accountability or other responsibility?