I can say that first of all it was an independent panel. It consisted primarily of former deputy ministers who understood government and governance very well. Certainly the recommendations they made rang true with what we had already understood. For example, in the first nations file, we had been hearing for quite a while, since our audit of 2003, that they were finding the reporting burden extremely difficult, especially the small communities. What the blue ribbon panel said was very consistent with that.
On April 16th, 2013. See this statement in context.