I would just like to clarify something. A discussion took place in June after I tabled a motion to obtain all similar documents, that is IT contracts. I would like to give colleagues some idea of how long it takes a department to produce documents further to an access to information request, which is the way to go about obtaining documents.
In the case of the 30 largest departments, initial requests are processed within a week. These departments are equipped to provide us with the requested information fairly quickly.
To ease concerns about the work involved, I can tell you from experience that in the case of the information being requested by Mr. Bains about the correspondence that was exchanged, it could take much longer because information supplied by third parties must sometimes be validated, as must the matters discussed in correspondence.
However, there is no reason why the department cannot provide us with information related to contracts quickly. As I said, based on my experience, this information can be obtained within 10 to 15 days. So then, our request for copies of the contracts does not entail an inordinate amount of work.