Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The language that we're using relates to access to information and privacy. Those are principles and processes that have been adopted by the government. Those are principles and processes that would apply to all parties, be it Conservative, NDP or the Liberal government. I just don't understand why people are reluctant to apply the principles that this government has established as appropriate: one, to provide the information that is necessary and relevant, and two, to protect the privacy of individuals.
What I'm looking at here is that materials that do not contain either the privacy...or issues that are raised by other orders of government can be publicly shared, as is requested, but we need to be mindful of the privacy issues. Again, why is it that people are turning their backs to the processes that have been established? Why is it that people don't think that the access to information and privacy regulations are sufficient? Isn't that really what we're looking for? Isn't that what's been established?
So, what is it? I simply don't understand why we're ignoring something that has clearly been established to benefit the Canadian people, to benefit committees, to benefit the government and to benefit all parties. Why aren't we applying this on a consistent basis for everyone in government?