Certainly, perhaps, removing the renewal might help the independence. I certainly realize that we're using retired judges more and more, but like with the review agency, I would actually urge Parliament to be a little more creative and perhaps expansive about the terms of appointments. I'm in no way denigrating retired federally appointed judges—they're extremely talented and diligent people—but there may be others out there.
On your independence point, I think that, especially if you're dealing with a retired person, five years may be sufficient.