I will interject on that point. I'm co-chairing the Emergencies Act review committee on the parliamentary side. The same requests for information.... The supreme law of the land, the House of Commons, the supremacy of our parliamentary privilege—that was completely ignored by this government. They refused to hand over documents to a committee when we have the supreme ability to send for documents and evidence.
It is a cultural issue. I would agree with my friend from the Bloc. In the report entitled “Observations and Recommendations from the Information Commissioner on the Government of Canada’s Review of the Access to Information Regime”, you stated that this is not just a need for a cultural shift towards more openness but that in fact this is a culture of complacency. The downplaying or tolerance of delays must end.
First of all, I want to say that your being before us here as an independent officer and commissioner of this House is an integral part of our democracy, and one that we should be supporting more fully. What would you recommend to bring about a cultural shift within the government to address that very serious issue?