Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Ms. Legault, for being with us today.
My first question is more general in nature.
The government often trumpets its transparency, but it is known more for its lack of transparency, preferring to shroud itself in a foggy haze. In its last report, Reporters Without Borders dropped Canada's ranking from 10th to 20th with respect to freedom of information. According to observers such as the Centre for Law and Democracy, Canada lags behind other countries in access to information. Scientists and librarians have been muzzled, and reports have been deliberately hidden because they called Conservative government positions into question. The Parliamentary Budget Officer even had to go through the courts to obtain information.
Doesn't and shouldn't that type of attitude concern you as the Information Commissioner?