Charlie Angus moved, — 1) That the government of Canada develop skills and competence-related criteria for all government appointments, including Board Members and senior Officers of Crown Corporations and other government agencies, for which a Standing Committee has reviewing responsibility; and that this criteria specifically address the non-partisan nature of these appointments;
2) That the government then submit this criteria to each relevant Standing Committee of the House of Commons for consideration, and approval with amendment if necessary;
3) That the Government of Canada then publicly release, including publishing in the Canada Gazette, the committee-approved criteria for each appointment;
4) That the names and qualifications of each nominee for an appointed position be referred to the appropriate Standing Committee prior to the date of their appointment, with an explanation of how each nominee’s qualification has met the established criteria;
5) That each committee (which oversees appointments), unless it unanimously decides otherwise, shall have at least one full meeting every two months to review government nominees for appointment.
Principles to be upheld through discussions and amendment:
1) The establishment of skills based qualifications for every government appointment;
2) The submission of each nominee (before they are appointed) to the relevant committee along with an explanation of how their skills meet the established criteria for the job;
3) The process for review by the government and committee be transparent, accessible and well-publicized.
Debate arose thereon.