Again, I'm no parliamentary historian, but I do remember something from a few hundred years of history, going back to the power of the purse, about the supremacy of Parliament where government cannot do that which Parliament has not authorized. I do find it curious that in this sense it is the government, without parliamentary approval, going ahead and establishing this entity.
I want to follow up on something that is in your order in council. It states very clearly:
5(1) The Leaders’ Debates Commission is an agent of Her Majesty and, in that capacity, may enter into contracts or agreements with third parties in fulfilling its mandate.
When we think of an agent of Her Majesty, we may think of the former governor general serving in that capacity, but in this sense, would you not agree that an agent of Her Majesty actually refers to being an agent of Her Majesty's government? Is that not correct?