Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My motion reads as follows:
That the President of the Treasury Board be invited to appear before the Committee in regard to the study on open government.
It is critically important, in my view, that we invite the President of the Treasury Board, given that we heard testimony last week from Ms. Corinne Charette, the Chief Information Officer who reports to the Treasury Board Secretariat. She is already working on an open government portal. The Treasury Board Secretariat is, after all, the institution responsible for the Access to Information Act, for open data and for the Privacy Act.
As such, it is critically important, in my opinion, that the minister responsible for the Treasury Board Secretariat, the institution that enacted this legislation and that is responsible for information disclosure, come here to discuss policies with us.
We met with the Chief Information Officer, who reports to the minister. However, we are not sure exactly what mandate she was given. It isn't clear. It would be good to know more about the directives and mandate issued to the Chief Information Officer who is responsible for ensuring open data in an open government.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.