Not yet.
The fact is we have made specific commitments. We're making some changes now. We've laid out a time frame within which we will implement specific and important changes. When I was in opposition, leading up to the 2011 election, it was my motion that led to the government of the day ultimately being found in contempt of Parliament by the speaker for not providing information on costing of legislation at that time. I'm not saying that to be partisan, but I'm saying I have some history on this in terms of understanding, and it's not just that specific government. Governments tend to be covetous about information and that's why we have to not just seek to change a culture, but also change the legislative framework and the rules, and update the legislation so there's some hard ground from which all governments will operate.
This should not be partisan, and I go back to my example. What frustrated me at the time was that some of the members of Parliament, the members of committee, who were part of the governing party, didn't seem to realize that when the government's not providing information to Parliament, it's denying not just opposition members, it's also denying governing members the information they need to do their jobs. There's a basic constitutional and fiduciary responsibility for members of Parliament to hold government to account, particularly around budget measures and spending.
One broader discussion we were having...we were reforming the estimates and budget processes to make them more transparent and you've participated in an opening briefing on that. As we move forward this is going to be important work as well, in order to hold governments to account on that.
Time will tell. We're committed to implementing this agenda, and there will be challenges to it, but we're committed to implementing the agenda and moving forward with a more open and transparent approach.