That is a good question, an important question. As I mentioned in my speaking notes, I have undertaken an initiative to genuinely review the legislation, and I did so for a reason. It has been years since the information commissioner carried out a detailed review of this nature—the last one was done by Commissioner Reid. Since then, we have seen new models emerge in other countries, including Australia and Great Britain. Now, we can really see how these laws have evolved specifically within a Westminster parliamentary system, much like Canada's Parliament. That will give us a better idea of the situation. I have not completed my analysis. I expect to be spending a lot of time on it, and I plan to have something to present to the public next year.
Some changes are pressing. Commissioner Marleau made 12 recommendations to this committee, if I recall correctly. The authority to issue administrative orders, the authority to review Cabinet confidences are, in my opinion, very pressing.
Last year, our investigations revealed that 20% of the complaints regarding Cabinet confidences were founded, and yet I could not see the documents in question. Just by looking at a simple table that told me which documents fell under Cabinet confidence—documents that I did not even lay eyes on—we were able to determine that some 10 complaints out of 50 were founded. That remains a major concern for me.
My office's mandate to provide education, to conduct research, to do the work we do and even to appear before the committee are all activities that are not funded and that pose a real challenge for us. At the same time, I feel that we always provide Parliament with a different perspective than the government's. We offer what I consider to be a relevant perspective on the access to information regime and its administration.