One of the fundamental principles of democracy is the transparency of government. It goes back to what our chair had said previously, that if you don't provide this access...and that's what we're heading into. We're getting letters from departments saying that because of PCO consultations, things have been so delayed, that a certain amount of time has passed from when the request was first made, and because of the delay, they ask whether or not you're still interested. It comes back to this whole business of transparency, the government's democratic process, and fundamental justice--justice denied.
On May 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.