I like being interrupted. Sometimes it's difficult, but that's okay.
Before we're able to decide on these things, we're moving ahead because we haven't had it. So I think it's an important educational piece, to make sure that everybody understands the 13 exemptions that are allowed, the 13 clauses that are allowed in the process, and if and when witnesses are called, that we are well-educated and have a clear understanding of what the legislation has to say and the grounds on which the ATI officer and the Information Commissioner operate.
These are important issues they would be considering on a daily basis. Think about Foreign Affairs. This is not the only ATI request that Foreign Affairs gets in a year. It is likely—and I'm just making an educated guess—that Foreign Affairs gets one of the highest volumes of requests of any department on these issues. I'm guessing there are organizations, individuals, universities, professors, and non-governmental organizations asking for information from Foreign Affairs on a daily basis at a very high volume. Based on these first few things I've read, I'm guessing the ATI individual rules a number of areas are not able to be released to the public, and they get blacked out for good reason.
So let me continue, Mr. Chairman.
Paragraph 15(1)(h) of this act states:
that constitutes diplomatic correspondence exchanged with--