In the amendments that we have filed with the chair, I have provided the necessary exemptions for the information that has to be kept secret. We have set it up in such a way that each exemption fits under the 13 exemptions that are there. You'll find that there are amendments to those sections to provide clarity to ensure that the information that has to be kept secret is kept secret. For example, you'll find a specific amendment that deals with CBC journalism and programs.
The other thing to remember is that in terms of the crown corporations that are coming in under the act, all of them are not unique in terms of what has to be protected. There are analogies throughout the systems. For example, if you were worried about marketing plans or anything like that, you would look at the fact that the Bank of Canada is there, you'd look to see that the finance department is there, and you would look to see that the Mint is there.
All the exemptions these people have for the top-secret information that they have is well protected under the act. But when there is a conflict, the act allows for a proper investigation to take place under the aegis of the Information Commissioner. These amendments provide an absolutely closed door that is very difficult for us to go through because in many cases there's no way for the information to come out.
We want to see a system that brings in these crown corporations in the same way that all of the other crown corporations and government departments are in.