Okay. Well, we appreciate that. Thank you very kindly.
Colleagues, I'd like to give you some idea of my thinking for our meetings.
As you know, we have Mr. Marleau on Wednesday. As with the other commissioners, it is his overview presentation to the committee. He also tabled a report to Parliament last week. I have been advised that Mr. Marleau is going to be leaving ten recommendations with us for updating the Access to Information Act, and we will probably not have time to do them justice. I think the members will have to have an opportunity to look at them, and I think we will probably need an opportunity to examine Mr. Marleau and his officials about the basis and rationale for those. I suspect that's something the committee would like to do. Then the committee will decide whether or not it wants to take it any further in terms of witnesses, such as the Minister of Justice or any other persons, and potentially prepare a report. I don't think we have to arrange a steering committee to do that. I think members are well aware of the matter.
But I am also aware that the commissioner is going to be away for some period of time in April. So I've asked the clerk to find out availabilities of not only the commissioner but also of the justice minister. I've also asked the clerk to contact the Privacy Commissioner to give us a response about whether or not she feels any further witnesses are necessary for us to complete our little work on the Privacy Act that was carried forward from the last Parliament. I hope to have that answer.
Mr. Hiebert, there was no draft report prepared in the last Parliament. But you have had circulated to you--and I believe all members have received it--a summary of the testimony. I've asked the researchers to pull together an appropriate report, given the work done, for the consideration of the members.
So that's where I am, and if you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them.
Mr. Hiebert.