Yes, at this point it is. For instance, if the DND/CF ombudsman is going to be involved in the process, then this office should be sitting down right at the table to see what sorts of mechanisms are being discussed—mandate, role, vision.
If it's too difficult to decide on this individual at this point, then appoint an interim independent body or a person to do such a thing, someone who would have the respect of all the political parties concerned. There would be an independent voice there for oversight, objectivity, and impartiality—all the concepts we talk about an ombudsman's office representing. Those concepts also have to be in the creation process and not only in the operation of the ombudsman's office.