Thank you, David.
We did listen to the committee, and in fact 10 of the 12 recommendations are directly reflected in this proposal.
You and I both agree that leaders debates are crucial for Canadians to be a part of. We also listened to the committee and appreciated the fact that this is a challenging process, which is why we have put forward a two-step process, to have something in place for this election, to see how it goes and then to have the commissioner, who is independent of government, come back and report to this committee on how best to make this a permanent process.
I firmly and strongly believe that Mr. Johnston is absolutely the right person for the job. He is above partisanship. He has an incredible amount of personal integrity and he has consistently served this country and put public interest above everything else. Ultimately that's what this process is about. It's about ensuring that Canadians can see their main political leaders debate each other and they can appreciate their policies and their characters, so that Canadians can make a decision and a choice for who they want to govern them in 2019.