I have read and know by heart subsections 49(1), 49(2), 49(3) and 49(4). Once again, as a member of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, I must oppose any interference by the selection committee during the process that led to the impending appointment of the commissioner of official languages.
I want to once again mention section 88 of the Official Languages Act and Mr. Doucet's article that criticizes the process. If the SANB undertook an injunction process or a similar process, it would constitute legal recourse. The government in power will have to deal with the consequences of that process and the court decision. In a judicial process, we cannot do anything right away. The government in power will have to deal with those consequences, be they positive or negative.
I will wrap up by saying the following:
Deliberately shirking or ignoring nuances in the pursuit of truth often leads us down a bad path.
We are forgetting something Ms. Meilleur said to us—that the first person who approached her about the position was Graham Fraser.