"The new commissioner is expected to provide independent review of operational decisions in Canada’s spy and electronic surveillance agencies ..."

I like it; had almost forgotten about this issue. Glad the govt. didn't.  

This news doesn't quite balance out the ridiculous pandering and pontificating by a number of Minister over the last little while--Minister Freeland (Toughen up against Trump), Minister Duncan (potential quotas for women in science), Minister Wilson-Raybold (backing unproven oversight on sexual assault files), Minister Sajjan (what-I-did-in-Afghanistan), Minister Bibeau (mostly pointless gender-specific international aid) and the dithering of Minister Bennett on Aboriginal issues--but it's a start.