But I can just point out, five years into this government's regime, that they in fact rode into Ottawa on the high horse of accountability. They were the ones who were going to implement John Reid's open government act. It was the one that was committed to freedom of information.
I heard people say freedom of information is the oxygen democracy breathes, and all kinds of flowery and romantic promises and commitments, and yet their record is no better. In fact, arguably, it's a lot worse.
What I'm getting at is that I think your comment was very revealing, in that if they would only err on the side of open government instead of secrecy they would save us all a lot of money and the general public would be better served. You can't overstate the importance of the public's right to know what their government is doing with their money. It's a fundamental freedom.