Bob Zimmer at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On February 6th, 2023. See this statement in context.

February 6th, 2023 / 4:10 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for being here, Commissioner.

You started off by saying that independence is critical to the work you're doing, but I'll just read this out, on clause 12. It says, “Clauses 13 and 16 stipulate that the commissioner and directors are appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the minister”.

That leads me to believe that there's a bit of guidance—maybe unnecessary or unwanted guidance—to your independence and the work you do.

Can you speak to that? Has it been a problem in the past?

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