I understood very well. I think that within any bureaucratic structure, there's hesitancy to put a form of watchdog or overseer in place, particularly one who doesn't necessarily account to someone else in the structure. That probably causes some unease. As we know in the Canadian Forces, for Mr. Marin, it took a fair number of years of hard work before he convinced the department that it was in their best interests to cooperate and make the ombudsman's office work. That ground has been passed now. We can take and build on what he's done in the past. It's the same thing with Mr. Côté, who was here a couple of weeks ago.
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