Mr. Speaker, the legislation setting up the Power Corporation goes long before my time, but I have to say that in all cases, or at least practically all cases, boards are set up and legislation is provided to give them some guidance in their responsibilities and their mandate. It is set up in order to distance that operation from political influences. So in the case of a Power Corporation board, that is the objective. Now, as a Crown corporation, 100 percent owned by the government, then certainly we will provide it with direction, and hopefully that direction will be strategic direction and hopefully the board recognizes its responsibility to operate consistent with the direction of the government, that they are not an entity on their own.

Clearly that board is set up in order to distance the operation of that Crown corporation from the day-to-day politics that we all live in. Thank you.