Ms. Kenny, my question has to do with the Governor in Council. The bill already states that the Governor in Council may add someone. Currently, the Governor in Council can appoint officers of Parliament, and appointments are then approved by the House and the Senate. That is how the legislation currently stands. People are appointed by the Governor in Council, and appointments are then approved by Parliament.
Mr. Thompson, if we take that out, do you not think we could end up having a majority government put forward a bill to add a new officer of Parliament, but the government would not add the position to the list because the position is not included in the current bill?
The first thing the Governor in Council must do when an officer of Parliament is appointed is to appoint someone bilingual, then the appointment is approved by Parliament. Parliament will not be able to refuse a bilingual person because the legislation already stipulates that the person must be bilingual.