Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech and his most appropriate remarks.
My question is about the risks associated with other potential appointments to fill vacant commissioner positions that will need to be filled in the coming months. If the process remains as it is now, there is a risk that the incumbents will be seen as partial and partisan. How might this influence the credibility of these institutions and the reports produced by these officers of Parliament?
Can the hon. member talk about the risks associated with maintaining a process that appears to be broken?