I want to comment on the fact that in Mr. Harrison's report there really isn't justification given for why the minister needs to have a say in naming people to the selection committee. It's put forward that this is the minister's prerogative, and this is what was intended in the announcements in 2004. That doesn't make it a good idea, as far as I'm concerned.
The fact is that what Minister Sgro and Prime Minister Martin did in 2004 is more important than what they put on paper. They gave the chair of the IRB the go-ahead to appoint his own committee. Experience over the last three years has shown that it was the right decision and the best way to proceed. As far as I'm concerned—and I know I speak for the rest of the committee when I say this—following this recommendation would be a major step back towards partisanship.