"We try to set a date, someone can't make it, they try to set a date and we can't make it -- we're just going to legislate it," said [Gary Doer].

Doer's revelations on the two issues came after Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen questioned him about both in the legislature Wednesday. McFadyen said the creation of a privacy commissioner is a good move but comes seven years after Doer first made an election pledge to introduce one.

"We need a committee in Manitoba with similar powers to other jurisdictions," said McFadyen. "To have more meetings with the same level of disclosure doesn't get us any further ahead."