Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses as well. I am a new member of this committee.
I have a few questions, a couple of them, Ms. Nabigon, you might not be able to or want to respond to, and they are these. We really don't know why the commissioners couldn't get along and why Mr. Justice LaForme resigned, but what we do know is that the remaining commissioners are staying on till June 1. With all due respect, when I look at progress made with the TRC, and with great sympathy to you, it must be difficult to have any progress when the highlight of the day seems to be the bickering between commissioners, the holding over of commissioners who are not going to be there after June 1, and I would say the slowness on the government's side in getting replacements for the commissioners.
Why I say this must be difficult for you is that there's some urgency, and perhaps you could answer these questions. There is a five-year timeline for your mandate. The way I see it, since June 1 you have set out some strategic planning and a mandate. Once you get an all-new commission, that may well, with input coming from above down, change somewhat and you might as well say you're starting from scratch. Is five years enough? How much of the $60 million has been used to date? I understand you have premises, the lease for which may be up in March. What are you going to do about that? You have within the mandate a suggested report period of two years from inception, which I believe was June 2008. So in June 2010, are you going to be in a position--perhaps another six months, I understand--to do a report on the historical findings and recommendations?
I guess what I'm saying is, unless there's some dispatch on this matter from the government and the new commission, clearly, do you think you can meet the timelines and get done what is expected of you?