I would, Chair.
I would simply respond with why. If there has to be some kind of authority, why isn't it Parliament? Why is it the government? This is a power grab. There's no two ways about it. If the government is sincere about what they're saying, then they would allow Parliament to have this authority, because it's Parliament that hires this person and only Parliament can fire this person. Where does the government get off thinking it can restrict the mandate, using its majority, as opposed to Parliament agreeing with any kind of approval that needs to be given? I guarantee that most Canadians watching, if they're asked the question, “Do you trust the government on this one?”, will say they don't.