This becomes then the issue of who is best positioned to have oversight over different departments. In this case, it's the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence. I think we are well positioned to provide that oversight.
Are there better means of doing that? I've already talked very publicly about the need for independence in that regard. It's making sure the department responds in a timely manner to our report recommendations, which I'm not seeing right now, even though it has generally accepted them in the end.
As I come near to the end of my term, with another year left, I become more and more frustrated at not seeing action. Even all of you as committee members are facing the same thing. You've made recommendations. The department officials say, “They've been implemented, or we're in the process of implementing them.” Well, people are suffering as a result of that, and that's not right.