Mr. Speaker, I really liked what my colleague said at the end of his response to the previous question, that the government is equating “modernization” with “centralization”.
That brings me to the question that I want to ask him. Often, in banana republics or poor countries, the system in place allows people to secure a position not because they have the necessary skills or degrees, but because they asked their friend who is a senator or mayor to give them a position as a favour.
Now, we are seeing something similar happening with this government. A minister in this government wants the power to decide who will be president of a port.
Does my colleague see this as modernization, or rather as a continuation of the Liberals' habit of appointing their buddies to positions?