Thank you, Madam Chair.
To summarize again, this morning's discussion is not about what you're being paid, and it's not about the qualifications of the other members of the commission. This is about your suitability, Mr. Morgan, to head up this proposed commission. This commission will oversee a process for political appointments—everything from the refugee board to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation—thousands and thousands of government appointments.
We have already heard about statements you made in a Fraser Institute speech—statements you've not retracted—and thanks to my colleague, we know about other statements you made in a speech to the Empire Club, in which you linked multiculturalism with riots in France and Australia. Although you do talk about the Australian example and say that multiculturalism has been a failure, you also say this is a view that many residents in Canadian cities will agree with.
Frankly, I think many people find these comments deeply offensive and in many ways really un-Canadian. So my question to you is, given that this appointment process won't even be in place until sometime this fall, what do you think qualifies you for this thinly defined position heading up this commission?