We should also try to move ViewsDelegate creation to PreCreateThreads(), which is after the material design controller has been initialized.

I suggest doing this after removing these null checks, since that will make it more obvious if this isn't really safe (the null checks would serve to paper over real issues).  If it's not safe, that calls into question the safety of initializing the LayoutProvider there too.

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I THINK we actually did this, but it must have been associated with a different bug.

Nah, there are still a number of "if (ViewsDelegate::GetInstance())" and the like in the codebase.