All machinery considerations, Mr. Chair, are the Prime Minister's prerogative. It is up to the Prime Minister to decide the type of machinery or arrangement that he or she would like to put in place to support priorities. In this case, the Prime Minister provided a mandate to MP Randy Boissonnault to be the special adviser on issues, and he has a mandate to engage and advance thinking in this area.
On March 1st, 2018. See this statement in context.