On this point, it should be concerning that we have a public servant who can't answer basic questions like what their budget is and what they are working on. If they are listening, I find those to be pretty basic questions. This shouldn't be a partisan issue. Departments like this exist at the pleasure of Parliament, not the other way around. The fact that we're not able to get this information is a borderline question of privilege, at this point, I think. We've been asked to scrutinize spending. A lot of the recommendations that could be made in some of the reports on issues that we are considering could ostensibly be affected by this lack of information. I just don't understand why this is happening.
My inclination, at this point, would be to either discuss this as a matter of privilege or use a stronger motion. I also think she might need to come back to committee to answer for why it's taking three months to produce such basic information. It's really deplorable.
Chair, we're at the point where we need to escalate this. If you're not able to get that information, I think we'll probably have to look at other options.