Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I just want to say how important it was to me, having been present the day the apology was delivered, and also on that day having the opportunity to speak to many of the residential school survivors and to feel the sense of hope for renewed relationships. I think that's significant. I hope we don't lose sight of the big picture in all of this. I think today we're struggling with some of the logistics of getting the hard work done now.
I certainly want to follow up on the concerns that Mr. Rickford mentioned earlier of trying to mitigate the risks of having this money become actually a negative in the lives of anyone, aboriginal or non-aboriginal. I'm glad to hear that you indicated there are some measures in place to help that.
I had one question. You said the average common experience payment is $20,500, and then the independent assessment process ranges from $5,000 to $430,000. Would that be in addition to the common experience or would that be separate?