Kelly Block at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On March 30th, 2009. See this statement in context.

March 30th, 2009 / 4:30 p.m.

Conservative

Kelly Block Conservative Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK

Thank you.

I have one more question. Given that Canadian taxpayers fund this program--not users but Canadian taxpayers--do you think it is appropriate for Canadian requests to be given priority over requests made by foreign nationals, who do not pay Canadian taxes and who do not cover the costs of their requests?

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