Information & Ethics committee  That's our current thinking, yes.

Information & Ethics committee  Certainly, the policy work we had done in previous years indicated that price was a barrier to the use and reuse of data. We are of the view that the price was a factor in limiting the potential download capabilities. The fact that it increased elevenfold speaks to the policy decision.

Information & Ethics committee  One of the examples used by the honourable member was the issue of bus schedules and garbage pickup. There's one fundamental defining element to those, and that is roads. Our GeoBase initiative, which has been a federal, provincial, and territorial collaboration, has been in place for a considerable period of time.

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Chair, I would like to add that we have collaborated with the Treasury Board to implement a geospatial standard. In terms of the data around the geospatial data that are provided, we've had some excellent work go on with the Treasury Board Secretariat. We have implemented a geospatial standard that allows for interoperability, the sharing of data, and the use and reuse of data.