Obviously, we need the security agencies and the RCMP to regard this as a priority area, but it's very difficult politically. People who may have found themselves beholden to the Chinese state for whatever reason, whether it was something they did in China or China knows something about them, are not going to be supportive of the idea of this information coming to light.
From the point of view of the investigation agencies—I think Mr. Kempa would know better than me—do they want to take up a case that's going to be controversial and cause kickback from important people in our government who may in fact be needing some guidance with regard to whether or not they're fully supporting Canadian interests and are not being partially compromised by the interests of a hostile foreign state? It's not going to be easy, and I think the role of the commissioner will be quite critical.
I do have some concerns about the nature of that appointment as an order in council appointment and the provisions in the act that allow that person to be removed at any time by the government. I don't know enough about the mechanisms of government, but I'd really prefer that there be a very high degree of independence for such a person.