Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am delighted to see that you have again been elected chairman of the committee. I sat on a committee that you chaired for years.
My question is for Mr. Marleau. This seems to be a case of political interference—you have experienced others in institutions that I shall not name. I sit on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and I could certainly talk to you about the RCMP.
In brief, this seems to be the culture that reigns. I would like to hear your viewpoint on this, because with all that has happened at the RCMP, it seems clear to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts that, on the pretext of protecting the institution's reputation or in this case, the government's reputation, there is a blanket refusal to provide documents.
My question is as follows: in your capacity as information commissioner you can exert pressure, you have a lot of power, but just how far can you go to have information disclosed? Have you ever imposed sanctions, for example, in order to gain access to documents? The fact of the matter is that waiting times very often exceed the statutory time limits, and in my view, your office is very lenient with the institutions.