That's very fair of you, and I respect that. It's taking it at face value to say that there may be something wrong with the process and keeping it objective.
I support your caution, but it's a $650,000 organization that hasn't been able to meet with the minister after repeated requests. You say that your monthly meetings, your engagement processes, your terms of reference are not developed. You don't have multi-year funding to allow you to plan out. You've had no response from the minister to requests for meetings, and in your conclusion you said that the government has failed to consult with aboriginal people, at least certainly through NACOSAR.
I'd say we have a problem here with the process, this being one of the two primary consultative functions--or the three, including the ministers' round table--that were designed into the act to get a better application of the act and an improvement of the act over time.
What advice do you have for the committee? It may be too early into the job to know, but do you have any specific advice?