Mr. Speaker, unlike the system under the Liberals, the new system for appointments to the IRB enables people to make public and transparent applications to the board. It makes pre-selections and then submits names to me. There is a system for security checks at Privy Council.
As the bottom line, I am responsible for the recommendations I make to cabinet. I am concerned about the connections this person had in the past with certain politicians in Haiti. This is why I will now be examining this file.