Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As stated in the standing committee report on the review of Bill 6, the committee is concerned that a percentage of the population will not have equal access to information unless they are able to pay a prescribed fee for the translation of the documents.
The committee is aware that it is not possible to translate every record held by the government, however the committee feels that if it is in the public interest for the translation to be prepared, then the document should be given to the person within a reasonable period of time.