Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm not sure I can satisfactorily answer the question of how we got to where we are within the structure that exists. The Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act does provide a means for complaints or disclosures about our office to go directly to the Auditor General, and that is indeed what triggered this process. I would expect that it was anticipated to be a way of addressing any issues to ensure external review or access to external review of concerns within the office itself.