I'm a lawyer, and I think we all recognize the importance of the privilege you're claiming. But you're in a slightly different role. You describe yourself as having attorney general-like responsibilities. This means that while in a sense your client is the Government of Canada, you also have a responsibility to be free from partisan considerations in the presentation of your work. Would you not agree? That's part of what attorney general-like responsibility means.
On November 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.