Mr. Chairman, in early March I went to see Minister Baird to give him a copy of the open government act and to offer our assistance and help in the drafting of the Federal Accountability Act. At the same time, Mr. Leadbeater met with the deputy minister of Justice and offered him the same opportunity and services from our office. Neither the Department of Justice nor anybody in Treasury Board talked to us at all. The first time we saw anything about access to information was when Bill C-2 was eventually published by the government.
On June 19th, 2006. See this statement in context.