Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would like to thank our witnesses—Mr. Fraser, Ms. Lemieux and Ms. Scott—for being here this morning.
The information you provide us will be very helpful in determining the type of officials we want to have in charge of gender budgets.
Mr. Fraser, you said that your independent status is not apparent in the context of the budget process. You have 175 employees at the moment who are spread throughout four branches and five regional offices.
Does that mean that the government could reduce your funding, which in turn would mean that you would have to reduce the number of employees you have, which would prevent you from carrying out your mandate properly?