In fact, what I am seeing right now is that there is a major obstacle. Sometimes there is a Liberal government and sometimes there is a Conservative government. The important thing, however, is for us to get disclosure of the information we need in order to do our job properly.
Bill C‑377, which we are currently considering, is one way of circumventing that obstacle, or finding another way to get access to information that may be declassified when a committee requests it in order to avoid having to raise questions of privilege in Parliament week after week.
So I want to know whether this bill has enough teeth and whether it is going to enable us to move forward. Ultimately, if the right to know is within the purview of Parliament rather than the government of the day, we are talking about something completely different.
Do you agree with me?