I can't speak for Stephen Harper, but I know the National Citizens Coalition regards the issues of accountability and transparency as very important.
If members of this committee want transparency and accountability, I think they will support this legislation. I don't think transparency and accountability can apply to the organizations or institutions that are politically expedient for any particular party. I think this with respect to the entire public service and the entire government. We should seek to apply accountability and transparency no matter how comfortable or uncomfortable it is or how advantageous or disadvantageous it is for any particular cause. The cause of transparency and accountability is for the Canadian people, not for any one party.