You say it with such compassion, Mr. Chair.
This one came up in testimony, of course. We talked about this. It was in the media. I'll try to keep this brief. What we're looking at here, of course, is the CEO's power to hire technical experts, specialists as explicitly recognized, was subject to Treasury Board approval for remuneration.
The requirement of Treasury Board approval for this type of expenditure for the CEO is new. It's noteworthy that the equivalent provision for the commissioner does not include such approval. What we're asking for here is much of the same. The requirement for Treasury Board approval should be removed to reflect the same degree of independence from the government as recognized for the commissioner and that's essentially it. It's just going to the Treasury Board itself which seems to be a brand new concept that we are rather suspicious of. It came up in testimony from many.
I move the amendment, which I almost neglected to do.