I think it's important for the members of this committee to keep in mind clause 229 of Bill C-2, which allows the government, by order in council, to fix the date of coming into force of these provisions that bring new entities.
I have heard some talk, and maybe government members can clarify for you, that there really is no intention of bringing any of these new entities under this Access to Information Act until a complete review of the open government act, and so forth, is completed by the other committee, and we have no idea when that is. At least that has been part of the briefings that other public servants have received that I've heard of.
So the issue of the timing I think is important. That is, this adding of new institutions, however modestly they've been added, with these exemptions, when are they really going to be added? It's cabinet and not royal assent that will decide when those provisions come into force.