Mr. Speaker, despite the histrionics of the members opposite, I never said that I was not responsible for my department. But they said my office was aware of this matter since January 28, and I am saying that it was not.
My department has received 50% more access requests. We are taking steps to correct the situation. The delay is decidedly regrettable, but it was not intentional. We have already taken steps to address the situation.
But it is truly a tempest in a teapot, and I think the Bloc Quebecois members have motives entirely different from those they are claiming. They are much more—