With regard to the legislative reform, I support the recommendations that had been made last year under the leadership of Mr. Marleau. If I recall correctly, there were 12 recommendations on amending the act with regard to urgent matters. I support them because I was a member of that team.
Mr. Reid's bill had also been tabled, and I also support it for the most part. However, I believe that bill should be updated. It was crafted prior to the Federal Accountability Act, which has led to a number of changes.
Furthermore, with regard to the major issues, I would say that access to information and related reforms have been studied in detail on numerous occasions. I think that the question now is for the government to make political decisions. A number of decisions have to be made. Do we want a public interest test? Do we want to have powers to issue orders? Do we want timeframes in the act for certain activities? I believe that quite detailed studies have been made. It is now up to the government to decide whether it wants to support the reforms or not.
I will always remain available to the committee in order to provide it with more specific input on amendments that might be proposed.