Maybe I can help Jay answer some of the questions with some statistics.
The open data index is put together by independent data experts around the world, based on the open data census. They track how Canada is doing in 10 key data set areas. Here is how it ranks: of these developed nations, United Kingdom is ahead of us, the United States is ahead of us, Denmark is ahead of us, as are Norway, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, New Zealand, Australia, and not by a little bit but by double the score. United Kingdom is ranked at 940 points out of 1,000. We're ranked at 590 points out of 1,000.
Clearly, if it's our intent to be a world leader, we're laggards in that field. I don't think it's getting the resources it needs. Witnesses have told us that if we want to put this data forward in a way that's accessible, usable, and well-organized—accessible is the word, I suppose—there has to be a lot more spending. We're spending a lot more on snooping on people than we are on sharing information.
I have a specific question for you, other than simply taking potshots at your project, Minister. Specifically, the open data index points out that....
Well, let me read what you committed to on data.gc.ca. Under expenditures you've committed to, as per your G-8 commitments, providing forecasts of in-year available expenditure authorities for voted and statutory authorities for departments, agencies, and crown corporations.
When you signed on in February 2012, you started a pilot project in that regard. The open data index is wondering why you've discontinued that pilot project, and why we are at 10% in that category compared to 100% compliance for the United Kingdom, 100% compliance for the United States. It's 10% for the Government of Canada.
The one category Canadians really do want to know about is government spending. You can release all the weather forecasting information you want, which is of some utility, I suppose, but people really want to know what their government is doing with their money. How do you explain this criticism by the open data index that this pilot project has been cancelled, and the last report was September 2013 in that category?