Information & Ethics committee  You mentioned timelines. I think that certainly moves us backwards. The same thing applies from a journalist perspective to an advocacy perspective: timeliness is of the essence. That would be a major change that we would like to see. Again, in terms of the clause 6 requirement

Information & Ethics committee  That's a great question. I think that timelines are certainly part of it. However, without oversight, our concern is that there would be materials that would never be proactively disclosed. We wouldn't know, and we potentially couldn't find that. What would oversight look lik

Information & Ethics committee  On mandate letters. That would be helpful. It seems right now that it's quite immediate. A timeline on mandate letters would be quite helpful. Also, shortening the 120 days, obviously depending on the content, if possible, would be great.

Information & Ethics committee  My experience provincially has been limited, but we do have some experience with B.C. The only difference was the timeline. It was similar. There was a bit of backlog and delay, but it was comparable federally, I would say.

Information & Ethics committee  No.

Information & Ethics committee  I think in its current form, no. As mentioned by Mr. McArthur, I think it would be better if the Information Commissioner followed an order-making model. Further, I think that if the Office of the Information Commissioner were able to publicize her investigations, that would be

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, for having Evidence for Democracy here today. We're very pleased to be here to discuss Bill C-58 and we're happy to see that the Access to Information Act is being revitalized for the first time in a long time—and actually for

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.