Thank you for your brief and your recommendations, Mr. Rubin. In my opinion, the Conservative Party should accept three of them very quickly.
Your second recommendation talks about making documents of the Prime Minister and the ministers accessible to the public. On page 13 of the Conservative platform, we read that a Conservative government would prepare to amend Bill C-2 in order to comply with this principle.
In point 4, you talk about treating crown corporations like other organizations and about reducing rather than increasing, the number of exemptions and special exclusions. On the same page of this Conservative platform, we see that a Conservative government would apply the act to all crown corporations, officers of Parliament, foundations and organizations that depend on taxpayers' money or that carry out public responsibilities. So your recommendation should be of immediate interest to them.
In point 3, you talk about following up on the commitment to have a stricter Information Commissioner. As my colleague pointed it out to me, the Conservatives have stated in writing elsewhere that a Conservative government would enforce the recommendations made by the Information Commissioner about reforming the Information Act. Despite what they stated during the election campaign, the Conservatives voted against the motion.
You recommend that this be included in Bill C-2, and I don't think this will fall on deaf ears. You are reminding them of their lofty promises and the Conservatives will no doubt demonstrate their intention to act on them.
My question is to both of you. If Bill C-2 were to be passed tomorrow in its present form, without any amendments whatsoever, is there a guarantee that there could not be another sponsorship scandal?