Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This bill has been a long time coming. It's certainly something that my constituents told me they thought was important. They told me they thought this sort of legislation is an important step closer to openness and better accountability in government. Mr. Chairman, like any new legislation, there may be some learning involved with this legislation. We may find that the bill needs amendment as problem areas become evident. For instance, I hope that after adoption of this bill -- and I'm assuming it will be adopted, of course, there -- the government will examine the options and the appeal process for the levying of fees as suggested in the committee report we just concluded.
Mr. Chairman, I also believe we can find a way to achieve the goals of this bill for much less than the cost estimates I've heard today. I think that's another area where I would encourage the government to look for ways in which the costs could be kept down. Mr. Chairman, even if we can't, even it is going to cost us $800,000 to set this up and $1 million a year to run it, if that's the cost of openness in government, then it's still worth it. Mr. Chairman, I will be supporting this bill and I hope that other Members will too. Thank you.