Thank you for the question.
I think the most important part of my job in the last 90 days was not only to read all of the documentation that is obviously on the public record, but also to get briefings with senior officials within the department so that I could get a feel for what the issues are. For example, in terms of that new compensation package, I was briefed a couple of days prior so that I would understand the goal and the purpose of establishing this new compensation package.
I did meet with the vice-chief of the defence staff, chief military personnel, the deputy minister, the associate deputy minister and, as of last week, the Minister of National Defence. All of these briefings allowed me to get a better feel, but I also intend to quickly get on the ground. As I mentioned in my opening remarks, it will be important for me to be on the ground, because in my experience in the last seven years as ombudsman, you cannot do this job properly if you don't hear, in a confidential setting, what the issues are that our members are facing.