When the committee met on November 3, 2005, it was agreed that it would ask the Information Commissioner to issue some recommendations pertaining to the draft bill that had been tabled. The request came in the form of a motion from Mr. Pat Martin. We ultimately asked that a bill be referred to this committee. If you like, I could supply you with the minutes of the November 3 meeting.
The motion that I am introducing today follows up on the motion contained in the minutes of the November 3 meeting. It reads as follows:
That this committee reaffirms the need to maintain the independence of the Office of the Information Commissioner and recommends that the Justice Minister consider the advisability of introducing before June 23, 2006 legislation in the House of Commons based on the provisions of the “Open Government Act“ presented by Information Commissioner John Reid, with the assistance of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Commons.
Those who served on the committee in the last Parliament will see that my motion is indeed a follow up to the earlier motion.
Mr. Martin, in particular, will agree that this follows up on his motion of November 3. Correct?