I don't hesitate in saying yes, but I want to be clear on how that can be expressed. You can have political interference in an agency that's supposed to be independent on human rights, such as the centre, in one of two ways. In one, a minister or a prime minister says that before you are appointed, you must put an emphasis on P, Q, and R policies. It's direct. The other way, which is more subtle but can be equally effective, is to appoint people who you know in advance are going to pursue that agenda. You know it from looking at their dossiers. You look at what they've said publicly in the past about certain issues. You then appoint them to the board.
In my view, it's the latter. The Prime Minister of Canada is directly responsible for the appointees to the board. They come from the Privy Council. I cannot believe he did not know about the reputations of Mr. Braun and Mr. Gauthier before he appointed them. I cannot believe he didn't think they would pursue a particular political agenda that was sympathetic to his government.