Regrettably, I have very little time.
Let me switch to the board for a second, and the three main things you're interested in.
It does seem to be an incredible waste of resources that for the last three months of your appointment you can't sit on cases and make decisions. The government's argument, as articulated by the parliamentary secretary, seems to be that this is the way other boards do it. The way other boards do it may be wrong.
Is there any other compelling reason why a board member who is about to retire can't finish his caseload?