When I look at the recommendations, it seems to me there are three key missing elements: movement on the lobbyist registry; the public appointments commission; and access to information.
With respect to reform, it seems that lethargy has progressed to defiance. The government is not interested and will not move down the road, particularly in respect of the issue of the public appointments commission.
Since the public appointments commission was axed, we've had over 1,000 appointments, many of them questionable and partisan. We had a failed Conservative candidate at the CRTC. We had someone get a job at the Mint who gave money to the finance minister. How important is the public appointments commission in establishing a credible way for a government to do business?