There were no consultations before the report on children's rights, and none after. And yes, it does undermine the credibility.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is strong in the area of wanting to see consultation with the people who work with children, and with the young people themselves. Some countries are doing leading-edge work in terms of listening to children on what needs to be addressed. We'd like to see much more of that in Canada.
Some civil society groups are doing that, and we will be bringing those voices forward in our report. We will try to bring that information to the committee. We would have preferred to work cooperatively with the government through the process. It doesn't have to be as adversarial as it is.
Again, I look to Norway, to the United Kingdom. They've done some excellent work in terms of how you engage young people to address some of these issues.