Let me give just a little history.
The 4,500 pages that Infrastructure Canada gave to the Parliamentary Budget Officer—and Mr. Martin was right in asking the question—should have been given electronically. When we spoke to Infrastructure Canada, and we had a motion before committee, they submitted to us the electronic version and gave the same to the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
Anyone who wants to access the information can always access it via the Parliamentary Budget Officer if they want to. It's full, complete. So if we sit here as a committee and think that this information is not being distributed without translation, we are absolutely incorrect. You can get it; the information is available.
What happened was the steering committee wanted it to be put forward to the committee. The translation--it's 5,000 lines--costs $230,000. It's a really onerous cost, and it will take the department two to three months. Now we would have an option. We could ask the clerk to find out an alternate translation. If that's the case, we could. We wouldn't have to wait two to three months. We will have to figure out how long it takes. If you wish for me to report back at the next meeting, I could do that.
Monsieur Plamondon.