That was our concern. We felt that by virtue of their setting up the mediation service within the department, whether it was actually independent or not, the first nations weren't going to perceive the mediation service as independent.
February 15th, 2017 / 5:15 p.m.
Auditor General of Canada, Office of the Auditor General of Canada
That was our concern. We felt that by virtue of their setting up the mediation service within the department, whether it was actually independent or not, the first nations weren't going to perceive the mediation service as independent.
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