First of all, investments in technology and human resources are key to this. These investments over the next five years will help.
At the Treasury Board, as a central agency, we reach into every department and agency and have relationships across the Government of Canada, so part of what we do on an ongoing basis is evaluate, for instance, the capacity of any department or agency to comply with central mandates of the government, including to modernize access to information, as we move forward.
One of the things we intend to do is work closely with all departments and agencies to ensure that we have the resources and the people in place to meet our commitment to open government as the access to information law changes. This is extremely important. It is a significant change, and I want to be the first to tell this committee that as you make significant changes there will always be challenges. The only way to avoid challenges or potentially even errors in implementation is to do nothing. We intend to make significant changes, and we will do our darndest to get it right. As we move forward, we are going to encourage public servants in departments to take intelligent risks and to make good decisions, but we understand the gravity of what we are seeking to achieve.