Information & Ethics committee  I read that same article on the weekend. I'm not an expert in government access to information processes. So I can't give you an opinion on that.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, I am, but this is a system-wide issue relating to access to information, and I'm not responsible for that.

Information & Ethics committee  It's difficult for me to respond to that, Mr. Peterson. I see only a small piece of access to information, and I see that in the context of PCO's own access files. So system-wide, I can't really offer an opinion. It's just not my responsibility. I am speaking about this specific

Information & Ethics committee  I would just reiterate that. We aren't privy to this information, and allegations that we are are not true. I would also add that just as an operating principle for us, for myself at least, on access to information requests, it's really irrelevant who it goes to. I don't need to

Information & Ethics committee  I am.... Sorry, Denis.

Information & Ethics committee  Well, I'm not an expert on the ATI system. I haven't studied it, as Professor Roberts has, so I'm reluctant to offer too many suggestions. I would say the number of ATI requests that the government receives is always increasing and it's a huge operational burden. From my experi

Information & Ethics committee  I don't think it's my place to determine that. But I know that from my experience, people put their best efforts into this, recognize the importance of it, and respect the act.

Information & Ethics committee  That's not true.

Information & Ethics committee  No.

Information & Ethics committee  No.

Information & Ethics committee  No.

Information & Ethics committee  Based on my own experience and my own knowledge, absolutely not. We are not privy to the names of requesters, as I have said and Mr. Jack has said. We aren't now and we never have been, and we have never, therefore, passed this sort of information along. Nor have we ever, in my e

Information & Ethics committee  I have no knowledge of that. In my experience, that never occurs. People respect the confidentiality of the Privacy Act as it applies to ATI files, and that information is not requested, sought. Simply, we are not privy to it.

Information & Ethics committee  It would be to say no, and first of all, I wouldn't know if a journalist had made a request. I'm not privy to that information. We're not privy to that information. That is something the ATI people would deal with, the people who take in the requests and process the requests. The

Information & Ethics committee  They did not.