I agree with your statement that an independent funding mechanism is what's best for our office. Removing the need for us to turn to a department, currently the Department of Finance, that we audit brings in its challenges and makes it uniquely different, given the role that we play versus the role that other departments play.
In terms of the mechanism I would look for, there are so many options. There are other places we can look at in the world. This already exists in some of our provinces and in other countries, such as the U.K., I believe. We don't need to look too far for examples. I would be very happy to work with the government to develop something that makes sense for our office as well as for this committee, because someone should continue to hold auditors to account as well.