Yes, I am, Mr. Chairman, and I thank the House for its indulgence. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Zoe has raised an interesting issue. The Public Service Act does provide that the Minister, being the Minister of Personnel, has the exclusive right and authority to appoint persons to positions within the public service. As Members have obviously noted, it is proposed that the president of this corporation will be a member of the public service. However, there is a general principle of statutory interpretation which deals with the issue of specifics as contrasted with general legislation, and specific legislation, such as the bill before Members, will always prevail over general legislation, such as the Public Service Act.
Secondly, there is also a statutory principle of interpretation that legislation which is later in time, which has received the approval of the House at a later date than an earlier act, will prevail over that earlier act. Accordingly, Mr. Chairman, I do not see any difficulties with having the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation appoint the president of the corporation. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.