Thank you. I will come back with more questions later.
Ms. Solloway, last September we received information that the Department of Defence had violated the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act. I understand that it was your predecessor, Mr. Friday, who made the information public. He described his findings as troubling because, for a number of years, the Department of National Defence, as part of its internal regime, hadn't even updated its website to say that there were ongoing investigations, and hadn't even informed the whistle‑blowers of the outcome or follow‑up of those requests.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on the parallel roles of your office and the internal regimes of federal institutions. I understand that a whistle‑blower may decide to use either the internal system of the institution or your office, or both. If there's a loss of confidence in the internal plans, what is the impact on your organization? Over the past few years, has the number of requests that you process at your office increased compared to the requests that are handled by the internal systems?