Information & Ethics committee  I'd only say that as in the other jurisdictions, we do have an exception to access for advice and recommendations. That's a discretionary exception to access in Alberta, and again there are some qualifications on that in terms of timelines. We have issued a number of orders interpreting that section of the legislation.

Information & Ethics committee  In Alberta, cabinet and Treasury Board confidences are a “must refuse to disclose”, so it's a mandatory refusal to disclose that information to an applicant. But there are some qualifications on that. This includes advice, recommendations, policy considerations, and that sort of thing.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. I wouldn't say that delay is a systemic problem across all public bodies subject to the legislation, but there certainly are delays in pockets and on certain issues. We've put in place processes, certainly through our order-making process, to try to address some of those issues.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the invitation to be here to talk to you a bit about the work of my office. I'm joined by Kim Kreutzer-Work, who is the director of knowledge management in my office, and Sharon Ashmore who is general counsel and director of legal services.