Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I will eventually go back to my previous question if I still have some time before the end of the session.
My other question goes to Ms. Sherman.
You mentioned that appointments are delayed or not made at all because of a lack of staff. According to my reading, there are two solitudes responsible for these appointments not being made. There is the political end saying that it will put things to one side and delay the decision; then there’s the internal end. That is where our wonderful government professionals come in. If the internal end does not have the necessary staff, if it’s overloaded and does not have the appropriate tools, it may be tempted to not make any recommendations. That being the case, the message is not passed on; it does not get to the decision-makers so that an appointment process can be started.
I do not know if you understand my question. I want to know whether it is the officials in the trenches or their political masters who have been providing Canadians with less satisfactory services or with slower access to those services?