Often the decision on whether to make an individual a reporting public office holder or a simple public office holder is based on their role. Oftentimes, public office holders would be part-time appointees, but there is a provision in the act, which is what the commissioner was trying to allude to, whereby the Governor in Council can designate certain public office holders or even certain non-public office holders to get them into the ambit of the act.
The Governor in Council does have that power to designate certain officials and change their reporting status.