Mr. Marleau recommends that the commissioner be granted discretion on whether to investigate complaints. In another of his recommendations, he suggests that complainants should have direct recourse to the Federal Court for access refusals rather than comply with the current complaints process.
Isn't there a risk of increasing the number of complainants by adopting these two measures? If the commissioner refuses to investigate and the requester turns directly to the Federal Court, doesn't that add a tool that will complicate requests and complicate the system? I would like to hear what you have to say on that subject, commissioner.