I just wanted to comment on how important the role of the ombudsperson or ombudsman is.
The ombudsman is appointed by our minister, but is not selected by the minister. There is an extensive pre-screening, if you will, to select that person. As the chair clearly pointed out, we are officially a bilingual country, French and English.
Once a short list is created, the minister moves forward, and this committee also has and always takes up the opportunity to bring in the about-to-be-appointed ombudsperson or the candidate. We feel, have always felt, and will continue to feel that it is a very important position that is independent, on its own, and does, from what we have heard from other countries, an excellent job in the way of the system. So that's the way we select our representative.
Thank you, Chair.