It's an interesting issue. On the independence of ombuds and reporting directly to Parliament or through the minister, there are pros and cons. You've heard from the ombudsperson, Mr. Lick, about his views. From my perspective, what's important for the ombud is that he is free from the chain of command that is directly involved in any issues so people are free to raise issues with him and we work within the system we have.
I should share with you that when Mr. Lick first took office, there were some financial controls, I'll call them, put in place on his organization, basically such that he required approval to do certain things through my office. We have worked with him to loosen up those controls again so he can have more independence. That's different from the independence you're speaking about.
I'm not sure if one of my colleagues has a view, but the minister said it: We will work within the system we have. Currently, he is part of the structure that reports to the minister. If that changes, we'll obviously adjust.