Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member suggested we should look at the facts, so let us look at the facts. This government fought for the right of Canadians to know how their government operates. We opened up the Wheat Board, the CBC and dozens of other institutions to the Access to Information Act. Sixty-nine new institutions are now accountable to Canadians through the ATIA. For the first time Canadians can see how these institutions spend their tax dollars. These are tremendous steps forward for openness and transparency, steps the Liberals never took.
The member is trying to create the impression that decisions about which information to release are driven at the political level. That is absolutely false. ATIA requests are never handled by ministers or political staff. The work is done by professionals in the public service. We are committed to open and transparent government, and our record is clear.