Mr. Chair, I would have to add to my last comment that the third hallmark would be independence, one that I will protect vigorously. I can say without hesitation that I have been totally independent to date. The staff that has been assigned, a few staff members who've been seconded to the ombudsman position and consider themselves seconded in the plainest definition of the word, have been laying the groundwork for my approval. No decisions have been taken. They've done yeoman's service in doing mounds of paperwork that I was probably dreading most about this particular job.
As a matter of fact, they came to me just yesterday, saying it's time for them, if need be, to truly serve the office of the ombudsman and reflect the independence I've already articulated as being of critical importance, that I have to sign them on formally as staff, and they shouldn't be serving two masters.
The independence part is very important to me, and I can say it's going to be manifest in the culture of everybody who's employed in the ombudsman's office.