Mr. Speaker, the whole appointment process is particularly troubling. When I was first elected I sat on the aboriginal affairs committee and we had a paper whisked in front of us telling us who the interim commissioner would be for Nunavut. To leave the appointment of a board to one person, our minister, with the input of a nominating committee of eight is quite wrong. Representation should be built in for the employees and the pensioners.
The whole idea of appointments and how we deal with them in our parliament is worthy of a debate. We could talk about how our senators are appointed and how judges to the supreme court are appointed.
This process continues the very exclusive nature of allowing power to be focused at the very top of the pyramid, rather than giving any say or power to, or investing any responsibility with, the people who were elected. The government has the most seats and it will make its decisions as it sees fit. The whole appointment process needs a lot of scrutiny and I do not agree with the process which is being put forward. I do not think it will benefit us in the long run.