Mr. McMurren, I need some clarification. Are the cases brought before the courts not public in nature from the outset? Once those cases have been completed, the decision has been made and the cases have been “closed”, are they not public in nature? I thought that was the way it works.
We have not changed the rule regarding a case before the courts being made public, for example. There are confidentiality concerns. Once cases have been completed though, I don't see why the CCP beneficiary's consent would be required to disclose that information. I don't think that should be necessary…. When a case is brought under the Court Challenges Program, which is funding by the taxpayers of Quebec and Canada, should that information not be public from the outset?