The set of indicators would be managed and regularly updated through the office of the Auditor General in collaboration with Statistics Canada. These are complex times with numerous areas in which problems may arise. To have these areas tracked and reported on, through a clearly established process, would minimize the possibility of something critical slipping by. Canada has 60 million eyes looking out for problems. Providing a channel through which the identified concerns can be impartially noted would take advantage of this tremendous sensibility.
Citizens are no longer content to be governed without their involvement.
A well-being measurement institution would provide a channel for involving both those with observations and those who want to know what is going on. The proposed institution would remove the element of confrontation that often arises when citizens' groups try to make matters of concern known. Without a clear channel through which to draw attention to perceived problems, citizens have to make a fuss to be heard. Fussing, however, is off-putting to many, especially if the issue in question is viewed differently by different sectors. By agreeing to monitor matters which concern a significant number of people, the institution will be open equally to people from all perspectives.