I appreciate the position you're in with regard to answering questions along these lines.
I'd just remind the committee that the previous commissioner, Mr. Corbett, and current Commissioner Côté gave quite detailed testimony on what would be lost by virtue of the separation, the organic separation.
Subsequent questions will probably go into those, but I'm not sure you'll feel all that qualified to help on the answer. It's important to know that just because you're doing your best, or will be able to accommodate the move, it in no way is evidence that it's a necessary move.
Here's something that I think you probably can answer. You know that of course cooperation between investigators and prosecutors is essential even though the functions are separate. Has the kind of cooperation that has occurred between the commissioner and the DPP's office been hindered in any relevant way by the fact that the commissioner's office is not within your office? Has it ever been hindered?