Mr. Di Iorio, I think the RCMP and CSIS lead two very expert organizations. They are fine leaders in their own right, but they have also cultivated others with leadership skills and capacities, and as they take their leave from their onerous responsibilities, Canadians can be assured that the others who will fill that space will be competent successors.
In the case of Monsieur Coulombe, the Prime Minister has announced David Vigneault will become the new director of CSIS. I believe David will take charge toward the end of June. In the meantime, Jeff Yaworski, the deputy director in charge of operations, will be managing the CSIS apparatus.
David, who will become the full director toward the end of June, brings with him a huge amount of experience in the security and intelligence portions of the PCO, as well as previously in CSIS, CBSA, and CSEC. He has broad experience in the agencies of the Government of Canada that deal with security issues.
In the case of the commissioner of the RCMP, this is a hugely important selection, and as I said in response to an earlier question, we have established or are in the process of establishing a selection committee that will represent the broad strengths of Canadian society. It will be up to that group of people to search the recruitment and they will present a list of excellent alternatives to provide the Prime Minister with options for a successor to Commissioner Paulson. It's a very solid process because we are in search of the best of the best.