Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all for being here today and providing your contribution to the discussion around this important bill.
I was going to talk about the independence aspect, but you've all indicated some of your opinions towards that already, so I'm going to move on to a different discussion item.
Back in 2018, when the interim board released its 20 recommendations, which included much of the framework for what we're dealing with today, there were a number of recommendations in there. They became part of what is the “Purpose and Functions” section of Bill C-29 today.
What has been added in the legislation that wasn't in those original recommendations is this concept around advancing efforts or “including efforts”. The original recommendations talked about actually advancing reconciliation.
I guess my frustration, a little bit, is how we measure advancing efforts relative to actually moving down the road towards reconciliation. Is advancing efforts good enough in the opinion of your organizations?
That question can be for all of you. I didn't direct it to any individual, so go ahead and each have a shot at it.