Mr. Chair, I think that it is extremely important that we let the public speak out so that we have some sort of interaction and we can understand their needs better. I think this method is really not expensive compared to the results it could give us. In my opinion, it is an indispensable tool.
I am wondering why we are bringing up the $100,000 that we will have to spend to consult all our fellow citizens in order to find out what they are expecting from a transparent government. It just doesn't make any. How can we want a transparent government if we are not willing to use an inexpensive tool that would enable us to communicate with the public in order to become more transparent?
The fact that my Conservative colleagues are opposed to this idea is simply an unbelievable contradiction. I get the impression that you don’t want a transparent government. You don’t want to get in touch with the people in order to understand them, to find out what they want and what we need to provide them with. You seem to be putting up quite some resistance to this topic. I am personally in favour of having an open consultation. I think that having a transparent government is very important. We are talking about a very inexpensive tool. So I am in favour of this recommendation.