Thank you, Mr. Chair. I too, unfortunately, can’t support this motion. I see the benefits, actually, of direct appointing people and also double filling positions to job shadow, if you will. I saw it here this week. It’s a good opportunity for someone moving into a position and also sharing the knowledge that experienced people have in that position and transferring that knowledge on. It only benefits someone new to a position. I’ve seen it over the last number of years.

Also, on the other hand, when the government is in the position to direct appoint someone with years of experience that they’ve learned off of a number of people in their field or department over the years, and some of our Ministers have done the same. Moving forward, I think this is a very valuable piece of power that we give to the Ministers. They are very precise in their decision-making. I support this moving forward. Thank you.