Information & Ethics committee  I would think a better course would be to get the bill right now and then have the five-year legislative review handle any changes.

Information & Ethics committee  Well, if the legislation says 30 days, then that should be the benchmark. If 30 days is not possible, then someone should make a case for 60 days or something. Personally, I think 30 days is reasonable.

Information & Ethics committee  Quotas might get into the area of being a nuisance or vexatious. I don't know; I don't really think that's a problem.

Information & Ethics committee  The point I made about hospitals, as far as I'm concerned, is something I know about, because some of my clients are medical organizations. Hospital wait times are not just about money. A lot of it is about just pure inefficiency, because there is not enough long-term care in thi

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  Well, I would suggest that what has happened to the access to information system over the years has been simple neglect. Resources have been diverted over the years, chipping away at it. I have talked to people at the commissioner's office, and they have a backlog of complaints.

Information & Ethics committee  It means that the requester—the citizen, the journalist, or whoever—is at the mercy of the largesse of whoever is in power at a particular time. I believe the list of proactive disclosures is not subject to any investigation by the commissioner. It's up to the government. If I c

Information & Ethics committee  To tell you the truth, beyond the ministers' offices and the PMO being brought in under the act where they belong, I would like to see some sort of performance review on waiting times. I filed my first information request way back in 1983. I can remember that back then, 30 days

Information & Ethics committee  It sounds as if it would. I'd have to see the language, but yes, probably.

Information & Ethics committee  Then again, that's if that section is really necessary. I'm not sure it is.

Information & Ethics committee  Hi. I'm a director of the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom. I was asked by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression to fill in for them this afternoon. We frequently partner with them. The CCWPF is a UNESCO-sponsored organization. We were gratified that the legisla