If you'll allow me to make just a short statement, it's quite bewildering to many Canadians that this so-called new government and the Prime Minister have made accountability and transparency as their number one priority. In fact, it was this Prime Minister who made so-called “political appointment” a pejorative term. It's quite ironic to hear anybody defending political involvement and patronage appointment in government roles.
You also spoke about the impact of paralysis in making appointments and how not only does it affect refugees—and that's the perception as well, that this is only impacting refugees. You eloquently explained that it has a significant impact on refugees, for sure, and the fairness of the treatment of refugees, but also on family reunification, on immigrants who have appeal in front of the IRB, and also on the security of our country. So this is a very serious problem.
What I would ask you is, what do you think the consequences of significant political interference in these appointments would be?