I would encourage that as well. I do know that the agency has recently contracted out some kind of oversight or review or something of the agency by a company called CloseReach, and that's because they contacted me to ask me to participate in a series of questions about the agency--its effectiveness, etc.
At the time I was approached, I raised concerns prior to agreeing to participate. I specifically asked who the other participants would be. I specifically asked whether the other people who had resigned would be invited to participate. The answer I got was no.
I asked whether, if I was the only person who had resigned who was participating, that meant that only one current board member would be participating. The answer I was given by the company was no, there would be at least three board members who were currently sitting who would be participating.
I then asked if other stakeholders who might have a critical perspective would be participating. The response I was given there again raised some concerns for me.
I mention this because I anticipate that the findings of that survey, product, whatever, will soon become public, as I anticipate that it was in part done in order to be able to address the kinds of concerns that we're raising.
So I would certainly like something to be independent and not funded by AHRC that looks at the functioning of the agency and looks at the documentation. That documentation should include whatever e-mails are available. A lot of effort was made to ensure that correspondence did not happen in print. There were phone calls so that nothing would be available. I would encourage you to look for those e-mails. They may be coming from different sources, not necessarily all coming from the agency.
Thank you.