Mr. Chairman, I think this is a very good question. If we start overloading people with information, it becomes not useful.
One of the concepts in the open government plan in the U.S., which I think is something that's really interesting to look at when we look at disclosure of information, is that they have the concept of high-value information. They're not saying any information; they talk about high-value information. They describe it as being information that can be used to “increase agency accountability and responsiveness; improve public knowledge of the agency and its operations; further the core mission of the agency; create economic opportunity; or respond to need and demand as identified through public consultation”.
In the open government initiative, in answer to your colleague's question as well, the main difference is that it uses technology to become interactive with citizens. The purpose is to gain knowledge and to develop better policies and programs through this interaction. What we're seeing develop at the grassroots level and at the municipal level, in particular in Canada, is that there's a strong desire among Canadians to interact like that.
In the Deloitte piece, there's a really interesting example of young Ontarians and how they responded to the Ontario government's desire to pass new legislation for young drivers. People think that young people are not connected to what the government is doing, but they received hundreds of thousands of responses from these young people, who wanted to comment on this legislation, through social media. That's what open government is about.
It's not that it's not happening in Canada; it is. In various areas, as I mentioned, it is happening. What's not happening is a coordinated, concerted effort by the government to say that we're embracing this--