Of course, because as a minister, often you want to know about what you're going to be hit with the next day in question period or the next time you scrum. If an access to information has gone out from your department, and you're hit with it, the public knows about it before you do. Your only answer can be, I don't know anything about that, I'll have to go and bone up on it. If that's what you're suggesting, I'd like to know for sure.
On October 16th, 2006. See this statement in context.