We actually touched on this issue in an audit we did on Governor in Council appointments. In it we noted that the tribunal said they didn't have enough members on the tribunal to make the decisions.
We felt that the department actually needed to take a stronger interest in the issue, I guess, and to work with the Department of Justice in terms of identifying what would be needed. We understand that the department wouldn't be involved in the appointment process or anything like that, but fundamentally we felt there needed to be some way to identify the number of positions that were needed, and that could be taken into account in the appointment of judges or that type of thing.
I believe the issue was more with the Department of Justice in terms of the actual appointment. I believe that was the case. However, we did feel that the department for indigenous affairs could take a role in helping to understand whether there are enough members on that tribunal and convince the Department of Justice about moving forward to get those members appointed.