Thanks, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome to our witnesses this afternoon.
Mr. Salisbury, I'll start with you. Thank you for your service, sir.
You talked about poor documentation, and both of the other witnesses, Ms. Beauchamp and Mr. Goode, talked about incidents and actions that would have occurred back in the 1950s and 1960s.
I shared an experience with the committee at our first meeting. When I was a municipal councillor, we were dealing with the federal government and Transport Canada in assuming airport lands in our municipality. We found evidence of PFAS, and then it was a big fight to try to secure compensation for the local municipality related to the cleanup costs.
Part of the battle and struggle was securing proper documentation to prove our case. Without breaching confidentiality, we had to seek out people who used to work at the airport and who provided testimony that, in fact, that did occur and was part of their job duties.
How do we deal with the whole issue of poor documentation as it relates to, in this instance, issues that go back to the 1950s and 1960s?
I'm asking you that question because you piqued my interest when you talked about being a former medical officer of health with the City of Ottawa. You would certainly know the whole issue as it relates to freedom of information requests and the ATIPs that have been mentioned here today. Do you have any recommendations along those lines?