When it comes to these appointments, clearly, we want the best people to do the job. I'm involved a bit with the appointments process--reviewing certain applications and making recommendations to the Prime Minister. One of the things we're trying to do is remove the process from being strictly political appointments. We're trying our best to reach out to the rest of Canadians, people who may be positive appointments who have never had the opportunity to sit on these boards, and recruit the best possible people for these jobs.
I know there is a case to be made that experience can help in the process--people who have been around to advise those who are new--but if you look at the case of what's happened in the recent election, we have a brand-new front bench of cabinet ministers, brand-new MPs, and we are doing a pretty good job, given the fact we've only been here for nine months. Despite what my honourable colleague thinks, renewal is not a bad thing.
What I am trying to say to you is that we don't want to let this delay carry on any longer. We hope to have these filled within the next few weeks to months, for sure by the end of the year. If we can find good people for the job, as long as they're going to do a stellar job in the best interests of refugees and future immigrants, isn't that necessarily what we should be aspiring to, in your opinion?