I promise, Mr. Chair, to make this very brief, because they're substantially identical or similar. I wanted to add the following words from the Neufeld report to the record. It states:
—appointing election officers on any basis other than merit is inconsistent with the principle of administrative neutrality, and contrary to predominant Canadian values.
This was a principal finding based on Neufeld's review, and discussing what he described...that view as belonging to the vast majority of compliance review participants.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.