Madam Chair, Governor in Council appointments are managed by the Privy Council Office, not by ministers. In this case here, because information was provided about a Governor in Council appointment, I wanted to make sure that the information—by the way, information provided by an ombudsman, who knows the process, because that's when they get selected for the job.... I wanted to make sure that the independence remained so that.... Because I didn't know at that time who the person was, what types of allegations they were, I wanted to make sure that it was dealt with properly and independently, and that's why it was given to the Privy Council Office.
So, no. As the minister, yes, I'm in charge of the Canadian Armed Forces. The chief of the defence staff does report to me when it comes to the National Defence Act. However, the appointment and management of Governor in Council appointments like the chief of the defence staff is not under the Minister of National Defence. It's under the Privy Council Office. I believe Ms. Sherman has provided information on this already.