Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his leadership on the francophonie outside Quebec. As a proud Franco-Albertan, I am always happy to use French here in the House.
Contrary to what the hon. member claims, for the first time in 34 years we are going to continue making the Government of Canada more transparent.
For example, the act will now apply to the Prime Minister's Office and ministers' offices, including minister mandate letters, briefing books for new ministers, titles and tracking numbers for ministers' briefing notes, travel expenses, contracts over $10,000, and annual reports for all expenses.
For the first time in 34 years, this is a good start. We will continue to make the government more transparent.