We think the amendment may raise some concerns in the sense that, as defined here, not only a former member of the RCMP but also their children, grandchildren and others would be ineligible to be members of the commission. That would seem to unnecessarily restrict the pool of Canadians who are eligible for consideration.
It would also create a sort of intergenerational ineligibility. A person may be ineligible from being appointed to the commission because an ancestor who may no longer be alive or whom they may never have met may have served in the RCMP or CBSA. That may seem to some to be an unnecessary restriction.