Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, Mr. McPhail, Mr. Brosseau and Ms. Banulescu.
I have a fairly simple question for you. You know as I do that in different provinces you have limited jurisdiction. There are provinces where your mandate is broader and others where it is not so broad. For instance, in Ontario and in Quebec, your mandate is very limited. In the document that you read out for us earlier, a passage got my attention. I will read it out to you in French, because it is the version that I have, but you yourself wrote: “The commission should be able to share information and reports with provincial ministers and their provincial counterparts or other similar bodies. When relevant it should have the authority to conduct joint investigations, inquiries, reviews or hearings when circumstances warrant.” If I understand correctly, this is one of your suggestions that becomes very important, because if Ontario and Quebec refuse to cooperate with you at all, you will have big problems. How have your relations with the various ministers of Ontario and Quebec been since you have been in this position?