Absolutely.
The mandate was to assess the financial situation—not to do an audit, but to look into the present situation and to assess a projection for the next 10 years.
The second thing was to look at the needs of Canadians. We had to not only consult Canadians but engage Canadians. What we did was establish a website where we had one question every week to create traffic on the website. We also said that we would respond to any letter we received. The other thing we did was conduct polls. We polled 2,400 Canadians, plus 400 natives and 1,200 businesses. That is the scientific data we're bringing for your consideration to help you in your work.
The third thing was that we worked with experts like EY and Oliver Wyman. We also thought to meet with stakeholders, clients, competitors, associations, and unions. We met with the unions, of course. We met with Canada Post a few times because they were providing us with the basic data that enabled us to do our work.
That is what we've done. We would have loved to travel the country, but we stayed in Ottawa most of the time because we understood very well that you are the ones to consult Canadians, in the sense of travelling the country. We had to open the lines so that people were aware there was work that was being done, our work being part one and your work being part two.