Perhaps the answer, and maybe you could help me with this, is that to make a decision is something that is needed by virtue of existing legislation; making a decision is something different from selecting and determining.

I hope that Senator Carstairs will also make strong representations to the Prime Minister on the possibility of going to at least a few places in Quebec and not just to Montreal.

If someone is to report to somebody or account for something to somebody, anywhere in the entire system, it is to the duly elected representatives.

This means that the transmission time on which they have to report is only a few minutes a day.

The Commission Directive amending the so-called Transparency Directive [37] aims at enforcing such transparency by extending the rules on separation of accounts, currently applicable to specific sectors, to any undertaking that enjoys a special or exclusive right granted by a Member State pursuant to Article 86(1) of the Treaty, or that is entrusted with the operation of a service of general economic interest pursuant to Article 86(2) of the Treaty and receives State aid in any form whatsoever, including any grant, support or compensation, in relation to such service and which carries on other activities.

First, the new agency will remain accountable through the Minister of Canadian Heritage to parliament, as all agencies should be accountable to someone.