It has always been the case that political staff members have not received formal delegations. I don't want to stray into partisan territory here, because I'm not sure that's helpful to the discussion. But certainly there is ample evidence, and I'd cite both the findings of Justice Gomery and some of the reports issued by the former information commissioner, John Reid, indicating that there was some significant political interference in the access to information process.
I make that comment not on a partisan basis; it's just a matter of the history of the evolution of access to information law. But leaving that aside, I think the entire Parliament of Canada has gone beyond that with the reforms that were contained in the Federal Accountability Act--the changes to the access to information policy that are designed to turn the page on some of the behaviour that I think all members of the committee, of all parties, would agree was unfortunate.