Order, please. This is the seventh meeting of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. Our orders of the day, pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), are as follows: the special report of the Interim Information Commissioner, entitled “Out of Time: Report Cards 2008-2009 and Systemic Issues Affecting Access to Information in Canada”. This was referred to the committee on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
This morning our witnesses are from the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada: Suzanne Legault, Interim Information Commissioner; Andrea Neill, assistant commissioner for complaints resolution and compliance; and Josée Villeneuve, director of systemic issues, policy and parliamentary relations.
Thank you kindly for accepting our invitation to appear, Commissioner. I understand that you have some opening remarks. We will welcome your comments now.