SDTC was an independent organization. In that context, it made its own decisions. It regularly informed the minister of decisions when it decided to fund projects, for example, or take major policy initiatives. It did that directly. There was regular communication between the department and SDTC on a range of things—that would be fair to say. For the most part, we were aware of significant policy approaches that they were looking to undertake, especially issues around potential changes in governance. Beyond those issues, we respected the fact that SDTC was an independent organization, and it informed the minister of its decisions.
