Bear in mind that making nominations is the minister's prerogative. The minister may or may not take into account recommendations from corporations. I too find that somewhat worrisome. The crown corporations have gone to great lengths to develop the profiles for their boards and the skills required. I think that all of the crown corporations sent these profiles and skills to the Privy Council and were engaged in the process. It is important for the corporations to be engaged in this process. If they find that the recommendations are not being taken into account, I am under the impression that they will give up and no longer worry about profiles, making recommendations and everything else.
The government policy adopted in 2004 or 2005 was designed to hire executive recruitment advisors to help find candidates and define qualifications. Although we acknowledge that it is the minister's prerogative to make nominations, I think it is important to respect the process.