We need to look at the wording of the mandate of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. I quoted it earlier, but I would like to read the standing order that talks about the committee's mandate and powers again. I want to take the time to read it for my colleague. The last time I read it in response to my colleague, Mr. Barrett.
Here is what Standing Order 108(3)(h)(vii) says:
(vii) the proposing, promoting, monitoring and assessing of initiatives which relate to access to information and privacy across all sectors of Canadian society and to ethical standards relating to public office holders;
You can therefore see what we are talking about, Mr. Gourde.