Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I agree entirely with the remarks you made. I do disagree substantially with what the parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister has said.
When the Information Commissioner was before this committee on March 30 and we asked her about it at that time, her testimony revealed that investigations usually take between 18 months and three years to complete, with the latter sometimes the more usual, and that's unacceptable. This is a critical issue.
We just had a hearing with Minister Finley over some concerns on the release of information to the media. Mr. Togneri's testimony is extremely important to us.
When I read that letter, it is more of the same, trying to subvert Parliament from doing its job. I'm glad you talked to the law clerk and I'm glad he suggested it was within our bounds to subpoena him here. The bottom line is simply that's what must be done. Parliament and committees have to be allowed to do their work.