Then I really do, Mr. Chair, have to question the minister's figures. There are a number of ways of preventing legislation from coming forward, and certainly I was shocked by the figure of $120 million that the minister raised. The cost itself can certainly be a deterrent, affecting whether or not one would support bringing forward legislation.
I would ask you, seeing that the Information Commissioner and his office were not really consulted on matters related to cost, whether you or at least the clerk from this committee could get back to the minister to ask for further clarification on this. If the minister is twice as high as he ought to be on those figures, we should know it, because cost is a factor.