Mr. Chair, let me speak first on how we provide some assurance that the standards organizations are doing work that's fair and balanced and considers all points of view.
The Standards Council of Canada has an oversight role on all standards organizations. They accredit our process as they do with all recognized standards bodies in Canada. They ensure that we have a process of consultation and engagement with all interested parties that develop standards. That is a requirement of the ISO, the International Standards Organization, and the Standards Council of Canada does that accreditation. They audit our process annually on both the standards setting and the certification and conformity assessments, which are the two ways we assess whether the standards are being met. The Standards Council of Canada has that oversight role in ensuring that we are certified that way.
In the case of real property, real property uses our standards as well as the standards of other standards organizations in developing their specifications.