Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under Bill 6, the legislation does come with a provision that would give the capacity to the head of a public body to require that a fee be paid if information is requested of the government. It would be a discretionary capacity to request that a fee be paid. It may not be done in all cases, and that is the mechanism that would facilitate dealing with that type of situation.
It must be said, however, that that is not the kind of situation that is contemplated by the proposed amendment to clause 7, which would be designed to ensure that a record could be translated into an official language other than the language it was in, to provide for an understanding of the document by the person who has requested it.
The Member is quite correct in indicating that in other jurisdictions there have been significant difficulties with the making of frivolous applications or blanket applications, in some cases, which could otherwise generate a large volume of expense, and that is why the discretionary provision is contained in the bill. Thank you.