Mr. Chair, with all due respect, I really haven't spent too much time looking at alternative models. What I can say is that in my experiences, there have been attempts to try to influence the activities of the office, but I have, in my two and a half years, passed; I have exercised complete independence, I have not been interfered with, and my decisions have not been influenced.
I dare say that any model, if you look at the commissioners who are under legislation.... I've learned a new term since I've been in the public service and it's about “managing up”. Really, with the authorities and the acts under which these organizations are created, if a public servant is interested in managing up and looking after their career after their mandate, then I dare say there's no foolproof method.