As we were discussing through the witness process, what we're looking at is a Governor in Council appointment process being used across the board. It's something that our government is putting forward to improve transparency and accountability. Using open, transparent policy and gender parity is consistent with what we're doing in other appointments.
The remuneration of covering expenses, travel, is not paying people to be there but just making sure that regional expenses to come into Ottawa are covered off so we get good regional diversity on any panel we have. I wouldn't be supporting the amendment, then.