Thank you very much.
Of course we'd like to have everybody here all day long. The most important discussion that should be going on is about building democracy.
By the way, Ms. O'Neill, of course you're fabulous, because you're from Edmonton, as am I.
Your testimony is raising lots of interesting questions in my head, and I'd be interested to hear both of you respond to this—particularly Mr. Broadbent. Mr. Gershman reminded us that the National Endowment for Democracy was not founded by government. It was founded through NGOs, and they set the terms and objectives for the organization. The federal government simply funds it.
That raises a question in my mind. Is it really going to be an independent organization if the government creates it? What do you think is the best direction to go in for establishing this to make sure that it is arm's-length from government?