I won't add a whole lot to what's been said, because those are excellent points, but I have three very quick points.
First, the beauty of institutions is that they can withstand shifting political winds. One of the key roles of this commissioner would be to provide consistency: consistent attention to the matters and consistent interpretation of the matters.
The second bit I would add is that the access to information powers under clause 24 of Bill C-10 are almost identical to those of the Office of the Auditor General. This means that you're going to generate a body of information that then crystallizes in the form of recommendations and reports that are unparalleled and, essentially, bulletproof.
There's a process at the end of any of these performance audits called “substantiation”. It's what keeps auditors up at night. This is because every sentence in any of these reports is substantiated to the nth degree. You can imagine how, deep within the system, there are four, five, six or 10 different pieces of information that substantiate what's being said in a sentence. This can help everybody understand the truth and the facts. It can help departments have a common view on the subject matter and foil any kinds of different interpretations or inconsistencies.
The last thing I would say is that you can't manage what you don't measure. The ability to generate this kind of information means that information and measurement will be that much better so that the government can better manage modern treaty implementation.