Thank you, Chair.
Which department of the two indigenous-related departments was asked? That's one question.
Insofar as moving forward goes, if all we've done is invited them, then I definitely want us to be on record as requesting that they attend. My understanding is that's ordinarily something that is honoured. I would hope they would see our terms of reference at the time of the invitation so they know the scope of what we might be asking of them.
Absolutely, I'm happy to work with a time that works for those departmental officials. I agree that there is some merit in our hearing from people on the front lines and inside of the justice system before we hear from the departmental representatives, so I'm happy to be flexible, but absolutely we need them to be with us.