Thank you very much.
Thank you very much for being here. This has been an issue that has been on our minds for quite some time. Certainly, since the report of the Universal Periodic Review came out, some of us had issues of concern we wanted to raise. It was Mr. Marston, in fact, who brought a motion before this committee that we hear from the department.
On a side note, I've always found it odd--I don't necessarily need you to comment unless you want to--that it's Canadian Heritage that is mandated to look after the periodic review reporting as opposed to, let's say, the justice department or the Department of Foreign Affairs. I've never quite understood why that was the case, but that's of historical standing.
I guess what all of us want is to make sure there is a process in place that is both transparent and does involve civil society. We've been hearing from a lot of leaders in the community who have concerns about both the recommendation that came out and what steps are going to be followed by the government in terms of dealing with those issues.
I guess my question to you is this. Since the report, what has been the process in terms of what specifics the government has in fact taken action on, has implemented? What are they working on? What would you see coming out of this conference you spoke to, the June conference with civil society?