Yes, absolutely. As I said in my opening statement, this is obviously my problem, as the information commissioner, but it also affects the rights of Canadians. It is not my job or position at stake but, rather, the rights of Canadians.
As a steward of public funds, I have already made cuts throughout the office, given our financial situation. I have already reallocated funding and achieved efficiencies in the area of investigations. Of course, we are committed to continually improving our office's efficiency, but any investigation-related improvements I am now able to make would be what I would call marginal. They would not enable us to process the 2,200 complaints currently in our inventory, in addition to the 1,600 to 2,000 new complaints we receive every year. That is where things stand.
As the person running the organization, I have done everything I can. The situation is now in the hands of parliamentarians and the government. At the end of the day, you are my bosses, and I'm telling you that, no matter what steps I take, the volume of work is so high that we can no longer respond to Canadians' requests.