Public Service of Canada  Mr. Speaker, nothing could be further from the truth. Indeed, we have had close to 200 meetings with various union bargaining agents to date, at which time none of the bargaining agents were even willing to discuss the issue of a better, fairer, more equitable, more accountable sick leave system.

Public Service of Canada  Mr. Speaker, when it comes to sick leave, it is important to have a system that is fair to both taxpayers and employees, of course. There were around 200 meetings, but we need to have a solution that is fair to taxpayers and, at the same time, fair to employees.

Public Service of Canada  Mr. Speaker, in fact, my bargaining representatives have had close to 200 meetings with union representatives to date, and there are 47 other meetings that had been scheduled before the union unilaterally declined to sit at the bargaining table. We have made some fair and reasonable offers: fair and reasonable to the employees, but more importantly, or as importantly, fair and reasonable to the taxpayer, and we will continue to make those offers.

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, data sets released in open format must adhere to the Privacy Act, the Treasury Board policy on privacy protection, the Treasury Board directive on privacy practices, the Treasury Board standard on security organization and administration, and the Treasury Board directive on open government.

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, all candidates are vetted for their appropriateness and high calibre, and that is the case in this case as well.

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, every candidate will be appropriate. Our government obeyed that rule in this case.

Access to Information  Mr. Speaker, our record is clear. In 2013-14, our government processed nearly 59,000 access to information requests, which represents a 9% increase over the previous year and a 36% increase over the previous two years. Our record is clear. We are proud of having a government that has made processing access to information requests a priority.

Access to Information  Mr. Speaker, I am dealing with facts; he is dealing with rhetoric. The facts of the matter are that there has been an increase of disposal of access to information requests in the affirmative by 36% over the term of our government. That is our record, six million pages. He may dismiss that, but we are the most open and transparent government in the history of this country, and we are darn proud of it.

Plans and Priorities  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, on behalf of the 84 departments and agencies, the 2015-16 reports on plans and priorities.

Access to Information  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Information Commissioner for her report. We are currently studying her recommendations. I can also say that the Federal Accountability Act of 2006 broadened the scope of the Access to Information Act so that it applies to more than 200 institutions.

Access to Information  Mr. Speaker, I would like to provide the hon. member with actual information. Since 2006, we have released more completed access to information requests than the Trudeau, Turner, Mulroney, Campbell, Chrétien and Martin governments combined.

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, there is no procurement certification agreement between the Treasury Board and the Standards Council of Canada.

Military Contribution Against ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I am always interested in whatever day's evolution of the Liberal position is, so I thank the hon. member for today's position. However, I would say that it is important to understand that training cannot work if the enemy keeps increasing their territory without a degrading of their ability to do so.

Military Contribution Against ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I agree with the hon. member's analysis. I would go further to say that through the use of social media and other means, the militant, terrorist, jihadist internationalists are using their propaganda methodology to dupe individuals and to train individuals to be part of this international jihadist movement.

Military Contribution Against ISIL  Mr. Speaker, there are certainly many challenges. It is important to have a partnership with all the countries in that region in order to win the battle. However, I would say this to the hon. member at the same time. The hon. member says, why bother. I say, use means that are available to us to degrade their ability to utilize the methodologies they are using to expand the territory they seek to expand into.