I have a bill, Bill C-362, that creates an independent civilian oversight agency within the ombudsman's office for CAF and DND. Many witnesses have supported this. Former ombudsmen have supported this.
The reason for that is the need for investigative bodies to have more teeth. As you mentioned before, certainly this could be very helpful.
The department refuses sometimes to disclose information, whether it's to CAF members going through the grievance process, veterans, journalists or researchers. As Mr. Kelly mentioned, the department will only disclose this information.... It's only when your office gets involved that they can get anything.
Can you talk about the teeth, I guess, that your team has on the investigative powers piece? Do you believe that more is necessary for the independence in that role within the offices?