Obviously the Parliament of Canada Act gives you “free and timely access to any financial or economic data in the possession of the department that is required” for you to execute your particular mandate within your office. Despite that fact, your office—at least in the past—had a long-standing running battle with the government, which has often refused to give you information we feel you are entitled to.
I recall—and this was before I was elected to office—that your office was prepared to go to court to defend the right to obtain this information.
Can you give an update to this committee on your efforts to get information from this government, and have there been any ongoing challenges?