No. I appeared several times and participated in a public debate on the bill in the last Parliament, but I had no special access to the committee charged with preparing the short list that was given to the government.
On the other hand, I can tell you that I recently read a paper by Sébastien Grammond and Mark Power, published by the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, School of Policy Studies, at Queen's University, which presents a very good summary of why this is so important.