Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank all of the witnesses for being here with us today.
We are going to continue the discussion. My questions are about conflicts of interest.
This seems interesting to me, because the notion of conflicts of interest was present in this regard a few years ago and could continue to be present in the future, but with different parameters, points of view and ways of evaluating these aspects.
I paid close attention to Ms. Silas' testimony concerning the independence of the decisions of a committee or an independent group, in connection with their accountability.
In my opinion, that committee needs to be completely independent, free to act and to make choices. However, the fact remains that there are choices to be made and that a government is always ultimately accountable, either at the provincial or federal level. Governments provide the funding.
Regarding conflicts of interest and accountability, how do you see the relationship between those two concepts? Ms. Silas could answer first, and then I will give the floor to Dr. Coyle and Dr. Perry.