I had the privilege of being a public servant for some 27 years, working in three central agencies for about 25 years and in other years working in some line departments. I have a pretty good sense of what information is and is not available and what is and is not a cabinet confidence. You do become concerned from time to time when you see the line moving respecting what is a cabinet confidence or not.
Our authority to get information is basically outlined in the act of Parliament, as you know, sir. We get free and timely access. We don't get access to cabinet confidence information or personal information.
Other than that, we need to have a very professional relationship. And we do at times, with certain departments, have a very professional relationship in terms of information exchange. As I highlighted, with Infrastructure Canada we've had a nice, free flow of information.