Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My thanks to the witnesses for sharing some of their time with us today.
I will first make a comment about the reviews carried out every five years. I paid close attention to what you said about the requirement in Newfoundland and Labrador to review the legislation every five years. The absence of a requirement to do so at the federal level is perhaps the reason why the Canadian legislation hasn’t been significantly amended in 30 years. However, this requirement applies to many other pieces of legislation. I am pleased that the committee is looking at this issue today to perhaps recommend changes to the government.
Mr. Holman, something has piqued my curiosity. You are saying that some access to information requests sometimes go all the way to the communication services of ministerial offices. Have you seen that happen on some occasions? Have you actually felt obstruction from ministerial offices and perhaps from directors of communications? They may have tried to withhold information and to delay the response so much that, when the information is finally released, it is no longer very useful.