Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, Ms. Robinson. Thank you for being here today. I want to commend and thank you for making your presentation in both official languages. We, the NDP, feel that's very important.
That being said, since May 2 of last year, when the Conservative Party won the majority, there has been a series of partisan appointments, which the opposition finds somewhat mind-boggling. I know this does not fall within your mandate, but as you know, former MPs and election candidates have been appointed to the Senate and UNESCO. The former Winnipeg North candidate is working for Diane Finley. The former Beauport—Limoilou candidate is working for Ms. Aglukkaq. The former Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine candidate is working for James Moore. Saulie Zajdel, the former Mount Royal candidate, was hired by the government. The Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher candidate was appointed to the National Parole Board. The Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup candidate was appointed to the Quebec Port Authority. The Berthier—Maskinongé candidate was appointed to the Canada Employment Insurance Commission, as was the Welland candidate. That's not taking into account the 16 people with connections to the Conservative Party who have been appointed to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. That's a lot of people.
As the new president, what do you plan to do about those partisan appointments that should be excluded according to the very mandate of your commission?