With respect to the amendment, I am not convinced that a new Access to Information Act is required at this time, but I am prepared to support it only because it has taken this committee the better part of months to get quick fixes done. We have heard from witnesses, and without question, every witness agreed that this Access to Information Act is broken, is not working, and is denying Canadians the right to access information to which they are entitled.
I do believe we have to let the minister know, in the strongest possible terms, that it's unacceptable to have the status quo and further study. Based on what he had to say in his letter, I don't know how successful we'll be. One man decided that what we did was trash, that the Access to Information Act is a strong piece of legislation.
It's over a quarter of a century old, from a time when people had no access to computers. I agree with Madam Freeman: we need to convey to the minister that it's unacceptable, not only to this committee but to all Canadians.
Thank you.