I have two areas I wanted to ask questions about. I'll start with “Appointments”, proposed section 17. It says in proposed subsection 17(1):
The Governor in Council may, by order, appoint any person to fill any position that may be necessary or advisable, in the opinion of the Governor in Council
But if you look at these other appointments, it's always to appoint a minister or to fill a roster. In this case, it says that basically the Governor in Council can appoint anyone for any positions that they think are necessary or advisable. My interpretation of this is that the government would be able to appoint as many people to as many roles as their government feels responsible for. Then there's the remuneration underneath. They would pay remuneration expenses to these people.
How broad is this appointment power? Is there a roster to fill? Are there specific positions that this is related to, or does this just give the government the power to appoint literally anyone to anything? It seems very broad compared with some of the other sections in this bill, and just more broad than what I've seen across government.