If I could just have one final word on the external advisory committee, thank you.
Part of the reason it didn't meet frequently and only had its first meeting as noted in June 2018 was my fault. The members who were originally nominated, I didn't think answered the question. We wanted experts. Dr. Preston of course has contacts around the country, people who are experts in this field whether victim support, data experts, psychologists or sociologists who understand the root causes, all the things we need to look at within the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence.
We revamped the EAC from scratch before the first meeting. I think that while we were slow in getting it moving, we have a better committee for that. It is an adviser to Dr. Preston. She then gives advice to the chain of command based on the EAC. They've met multiple times since, and I think are doing very good work.
You can hold me accountable for why they didn't meet. Dr. Preston had a better idea for it.