I'm pleased to see Ms. Meyerhoffer finally acknowledge that her office doesn't have the tools needed to conduct real investigations.
However, our network found that several years ago. We dealt with the organizations that used to exist in Canada, particularly the Office of the Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor, which was the national contact. We knew that, without those powers, the Office of the CORE could not be effective. That's what the studies by the Canadian government showed, and that's why the United Nations recommended that the Canadian government give the office binding powers of investigation.
It's important for Ms. Meyerhoffer to now demand those powers. Victims should not wait another four or five years for the government to act.