Thanks, Mr. Chair. This is going to be a long evening. Sorry for that. I haven't heard a commitment out of the Minister to actually make this fiscal regime review that he has talked about actually open to the public. He talks about how he is willing to make sure that the regulations that are developed in the future are going to be open to the public but not the fiscal regime review.
I have also heard some arguments that this somehow is ridiculous that this kind of disclosure might be required and that payments to Indigenous governments might have to get disclosed or something. Actually, the federal legislation does require that now. If you go and look, you can find out how much Diavik paid to the Indigenous governments on an annual basis. That is disclosed in the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act webpage. That is a requirement.
This is part of a worldwide movement towards greater corporate transparency. I mentioned the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. This is part of global requirements that industry becomes more transparent about the payments that they make. Governments should get more transparent about the payments they receive. I don't and I have yet to hear any good reasons from the Minister why this information cannot be disclosed.
I would hope that Members will support this. I would request a recorded vote, Mr. Chair. Thank you.