I hesitated a little, Madam Chair, simply because my own legal background leads me to think that this type of training is an asset for conducting investigations. However, I would not want to rule out people who do not have legal training but who do have equivalent experience. I would think that legal training could be an asset for understanding the quasi-judicial context, the principles of natural justice and procedural equity. Consequently, a candidate with legal training might have an advantage.
However, this does not rule out people with experience in enforcing the law, with programs, contributions, policy development and human resources, if only to distinguish between mandates—namely whether or not they are complementary or whether the complainant would do better to go elsewhere.