We also heard from the commissions and the boards about the challenges with funding. We've seen the foot-dragging, not necessarily just with this government but with past governments, around renegotiating the funding model. A five-year review would give us a formal opportunity to take a look at whether the funding model has also been implemented since there has been a refusal to amend the legislation to include that funding model.
That was a consistent message we heard from witnesses who get funding, that they're underfunded, and that the act imposes new responsibilities on them that they will not be able to fulfill. A formal five-year review would enable us to consider whether or not these commissions and boards are able to fulfill the responsibilities they're mandated to do under this new piece of legislation.