Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here.
I wasn't part of the committee in April when you were here, so I may have some questions or comments that have already been covered, but I was glad to hear you say that this is not a partisan issue. You've also pointed out that this government has done a lot in terms of increasing the level of transparency and openness. You mentioned specifically NRCan and Environment Canada.
In fact, this government, in spite of what Mr. Easter indicates, has fought for Canadians' right to know how the government operates. We've opened up, for example, the Wheat Board, the CBC, and dozens of other institutions to the Access to Information Act. As I understand it, there are now 70 new institutions that are accountable to Canadians through the Access to Information Act. So for the first time, Canadians now have--