Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We have witnessed that there is still not full understanding of the powers and privileges of the standing committees of Parliament with respect to our seeking information from various departments. I also find that the accounting officers, mostly the deputy ministers, have not fully understood how they can communicate with the committees.
I recommend that we ask the parliamentary counsel to offer an informative session to all legal counsel of all departments, both on the privileges of the committees and how the departments can communicate with the committees.