It's under section 33 of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act. It invites any members of the public to communicate with our office with any concerns.
There's a very specific test, because members of the public are probably not as knowledgeable about the functioning. In fact, the test is slightly lower with respect to the level of information that can be brought forward. I do recognize in the annual report that because of capacity reasons in the setting up our organization, our focus has really been on the core public service as opposed to members of the public, although as part of an anecdote in my first annual report, I did reach out to farmers in my community, in my hometown, to find out if they knew that I existed. Did they understand why I was set up? I have that quote in my first annual report. They didn't know why we existed. It is confusing for the layperson, but maybe we have this office because we need it at this point in time.
We commit to members of this committee to reach out more to members of the public in the coming year to explain to them that Parliament took those issues seriously. We do want Canadians to know that we have been given that mandate and they have the opportunity to raise concerns.