As the deputy minister, I had a view—which is not shared by all deputy ministers—that there is an advantage to having members of the department ex officio—they're not actually members of the board—participating in the board meetings. Why is that? It's because without the direct participation in the board meetings, it's very challenging for the department to have an eye on the SDTC. That was my view.
On November 18th, 2024. See this statement in context.