Thank you so much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to our witnesses for your testimony today.
I'm going to come back to some of the things that Ms. Karla Buffalo mentioned, in particular, around the need for accountability and transparency—I'm very much supportive of that key piece—and the tools and resources.
I just want to mention that there was a commitment of $126.5 million allocated for this work in the 2019 budget, so I want to reassure you that it's critical that those resources are there. That's certainly the position of government as well.
You did mention a piece about specific metrics for outcomes or the structure. My understanding of this legislation is that it's really setting the stage for the independence and the arms-length nature of the council.
I'm wondering if you could comment a little bit on just how important it is that the council be independent and can determine those processes for themselves.