I do repeat myself a bit, but I think legislation and the principles of legislation that I put forward and just talked about are one way of doing it.
I'm not saying that reporting to Parliament would make it any easier budget-wise, as other independent officers of Parliament experience, but I think the biggest thing, which is due to our constituents—the defence community we represent—is real independence and the perception of independence. It's absolutely vital. It's the idea that the department is not interfering in the work we do, whether that's through a travel cut or a contracting cut. It's also that perception.
However, the other part of it, as I talked about earlier, is the idea of confidentiality. My staff in particular and I need to be protected from not being compelled to stand up and testify in court or in front of an administrative process. That is vital not only for the independence of the office, but also for the critical principle of confidentiality so that our constituents feel comfortable and confident to come forward and tell us things that we can then look at.