Mr. Speaker, the process is the same one that was used to select the first parliamentary budget officer.
The statute actually sets out exactly what the process is. It is subsection 79.1(3) and it reads as follows:
The Governor in Council may select the Parliamentary Budget Officer from a list of three names submitted in confidence, through the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, by a committee formed and chaired by the Parliamentary Librarian.
The Parliamentary Librarian has followed the statute. It is the same process as before. We look forward to the appointment of the new Parliamentary Budget Officer.