Thanks, Chair.
This is a really simple one. Section 11 of the act requires people to pay a fee, a tollgate fee on the public's right to know, of $5. It's a tollgate fee which costs the government, by testimony, if it's a cheque, $55 to process. While it seems bizarre in terms of the economics, it should also be seen as an obstacle that doesn't exist in most provincial freedom of information laws.
The amount of recovery is miniscule in the grand scheme of things, and all it can be is yet another obstacle to people's right to know. I point out that recommendation 14 of this committee was entirely consistent with removing the fee. I'm just proposing this in order to implement this committee's own recommendation.