Let's be clear. The House is not a department. The House is not a government institution. The House is not covered by the Access to Information Act.
The reason we are consulted is as a third party. Someone is requesting information from the department, and the information that's requested touches on or relates to the House of Commons. That's why we are consulted.
In terms of the delays specifically, Mr. Toone, once the decision by the Auditor General was made to release the document, we were informed on August 21. Then, according to section 44, there were 20 days to ask for a review of that decision. That's a strict delay of 20 days from August 21, and that took us to September 10, a time when the House was not sitting. That's why time was of the essence. That's why we had to get instructions about doing something.