Just in terms of the amendment, I think we all have the right, as members of Parliament. We are there to provide services to our constituents, to be able to answer their questions. We have a right to see this list.
I believe Mr. Lake mentioned that no such list has been done in the past. That is completely incorrect. We as MPs, regardless of how long we've been elected for, all know that we saw a list last year for this program. Regardless of political party, every single MP in this country received a list last year. Last year this list that we received as MPs outlined recommendations by HRSDC as to the number of every non-profit, public, or private organization that applied for funding, and what the recommendation was by the department. I know there are many MPs who did not pick winners or losers. We simply went with the recommendations made by the department.
So I think this information was provided to us as parliamentarians in the past. We do not need to have an in-camera meeting for this to be provided again. I think this is public knowledge. I know the list provided in the past did not come with any other documentation stating that there should be a confidentiality agreement imposed upon it. I think there are not any privacy concerns in this particular case. I think we need to have the list in order to do our job as MPs.