With respect to the role of the parliamentary committees and the government, I learned, in particular, that when you have ministers and deputy ministers appear before you, that in itself is an inducement for them to gain a better understanding of the issue in question. The fact that a parliamentary committee is interested in itself exercises pressure on the institutions. Having people testify triggers a process of work and analysis of what goes on within the institutions. An issue that has been overlooked may suddenly become an issue that is given considerable emphasis.
