While I understand that it's inconvenient for governments sometimes to have to respond to these requests, we see that some requests from government take four years or more to answer.
Is it fair to make the statement, as it has been made by other witnesses, that access to information delayed is access to information denied?
You raised the Duffy-Wallin-Brazeau example that's still going on. It was an access to information request to the Prime Minister's Office that is still being contested back and forth for months—and in some cases now a couple of years—after the incident. The concern was first raised to Canadians three years ago.
You're nodding. I just want to make sure it's on the record as true.