Mr. Leadbeater of the ATIP commissioner's office has told us that the practice of political staff receiving the names of ATIP requesters is widespread and common. In fact, he said in the September 20 article that led to all of this:
We see situations where representatives from the minister's office will meet on a regular basis, sometimes weekly, with the access to information people to find out what access requests have been received and what material is being released, and in the course of those meetings there is a tendency to share with the minister's staff the identities of the requesters.
Do you have any knowledge about this allegedly common practice?