Hon. Claudette Tardif (Deputy Leader of the Opposition):

Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Last week we learned that the federal government is considering increasing user fees as the government reforms Canada's dysfunctional access to information system. According to an internal analysis conducted by Treasury Board, responsible for overseeing the Access to Information Act:

Amendments to the fee provisions of this act would help to control demand and reduce administrative costs.

Given that access to information is already difficult and limited under the Harper government, why is her government suggesting to further control access to information requests, a basic right of all Canadians, by increasing user fees?

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