Mr. Winzenberg, you made it very clear at the beginning of your presentation that you did not represent the Australian government or veterans and that you were not authorized to speak on their behalf. Rather, you were here to share your experience with us as a public servant. Therefore, I'd like to ask you a question, as a public servant. Therefore, forget your government. We won't hold you to account or report back to your government, if ever you were to say something it might not like.
I'll use two ombudsmen as an example, since we have several in Canada who do work similar to that of your ombudsmen. I'll select two provincial ombudsmen and talk to you a little about the appointment process. I'd like to get some comments from the person seated in front of me, not from Roger, or from the Australian official.
The government of Ontario has its own ombudsman, as does the nation of Quebec.