This is a similar situation vis-à-vis the Parliamentary Budget Officer. Eventually a statute was passed, called the Privacy Act, requiring her to have the independence of which I spoke, which is a seven-year term by joint address of both Houses.
Ensuite, le Parlement a adopté la Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels, lui conférant l'indépendance dont j'ai parlé, soit un mandat de sept ans sur adresse du Sénat et de la Chambre des communes.