Ms. Sahota asks a very important question, and one which we're obviously reflecting upon. The current structure of the commission is established by order in council. That was the structure we put in place in 2019 and renewed in 2021.
We obviously recognize that the debates commissioner has to be someone who has impartiality and experience in democracy, public affairs and perhaps journalism. Somebody has to bring to this role a credible, non-partisan body of work and experience. We think members of Parliament should be able to offer views as to who perhaps would be the ideal candidate to fill this position. In my own view, it should be somebody who is bilingual. It would be difficult in the case of one commissioner to have somebody who's not bilingual.
Ultimately, we expect it to be an order in council appointment. It's a recommendation I would make to cabinet for a Governor in Council appointment. Because of the very unique nature of this work, it has to be somebody who is beyond reproach. I'm working with the Privy Council Office on a potential list of nominees. We haven't even landed in any way on a short list. We're working from a large list of potential people. We would hope political parties, members of this committee, organizations representing democracy groups and perhaps journalists would offer views as to who might fill this role. We're very much interested in those suggestions.