Through the Compliance Assurance Branch, or CAB, we have done a lot of research on compliance. Since legal services are part of this budget, this branch has done a lot of legal research in several areas.
Promotion also includes the research and policy component. For instance, if we're dealing with an immigration or security issue, very often that's the branch that will take matters in hand. CAB's legal services often deal with section 91 files.
We also have access to specialists in law and other fields outside our office. If we had a larger research budget, we could do more research. The same is true for the research budget of members of Parliament. This wouldn't take away money or resources from investigations and audits.