It depends what they are being asked to share and with whom. If it's with the public, I think we have seen that there is clear hesitation to share the nature of these commercial arrangements between private actors. I think that's a very legitimate position for them to take at the moment.
The question for me on transparency.... Professor Geist is right. Transparency gets thrown around. It's this universal good. Let's just make it transparent, and then it will be okay. I don't think that's the case. I think there are very particular reasons and objectives for wanting different types of transparency in this policy.
I, for one, think that the public should have a maximum legal view into the nature of these deals. That's part of the reporting process that I think should be more regular, more expansive and spelled out in legislation rather than left purely to regulation.