The amendment doesn't talk about the contempt of Parliament that the government found itself in last spring. The amendment simply provides the same treatment of government legislation, on a go-forward basis, that is being proposed for private members' legislation. That is absolutely sensible, given the fact that the government...in fact, last time, when the finance committee requested information and when the Parliamentary Budget Officer requested information, it took four months for the government to provide a response. When it ultimately provided a response, the response answered only 30% of the data points requested.
Clearly, if it's important for the Parliamentary Budget Officer to scrutinize the cost of private members' legislation, it is equally important that the Parliamentary Budget Officer scrutinize government legislation and that the government provide that information.