Mr. Peterson somewhat pre-empted me. Mr. Marleau, I'm sure you recall that we met on another committee, the Finance Committee. That is why I am somewhat familiar with your area of expertise. It is also why I want to address the same issue raised by Mr. Peterson.
Indeed, we saw how the government did all it could to prevent the internal Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade reports on torture in Afghanistan from being made public. I will ask you the same question in French; that way you can practice. First, the Conservative government denied the existence of the document, and then it was forced to do its homework. Finally, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade made public a version which I would qualify as being highly censored.
I have several questions for you on this subject, mainly because access to information concerns you directly.
Here's my first question. You know, this old Conservative government—I'm sick of hearing it referred to as the new Conservative government—promised during the election campaign to implement Commissioner Gomery's recommendations by reviewing the Access to Information Act, which still hasn't happened. I must say that, unfortunately, as with every government of the last 30 years, this one also refuses to amend the current act. In fact, the government pretends to be moving forward, but obviously does not want to. Perhaps we'll see this very soon. I presented a motion to this committee almost six months ago calling on the new minister to table a draft bill to modernize the Access to Information Act. But for now, it seems that the government is refusing to do so. We'll see what happens later on. This Conservative government refuses to amend the Access to Information Act. I have the impression that this allows it to shirk its responsibilities too easily. Its attempt to suppress information these past few days is another example of that.
You gave two answers in response to Mr. Peterson's question. I don't remember who said what. One of you said that you received a complaint, and the other one said that you did not. That's what I understood. I would like you to clarify that for me.