Mr. Speaker, our past record speaks for itself on these access to information requests.
We have released 75,000 pages this fiscal year under the Access to Information Act. In the past 10 weeks alone, the department has received 526 requests. This is compared to the 531 requests we received in the entire 1998-99 fiscal year.
The member opposite should ask himself if his constituents want department officials spending all their time answering detailed questions or serving them.