A number of provinces have a provision of this type in their legislation. In British Columbia and Alberta, the commissioner has at least to look at complaints that are refused. I'm not sure whether this is true in Quebec as well; we will check into that.
The recommendation would change the absolute exclusion into a discretionary exemption. Documents would not necessarily be disclosed, but at least the principles regarding exemptions set out in the act would be applied, and the commissioner would have a right of oversight over the complaints.
At the moment, these documents are automatically excluded based on a unilateral decision by the government, without the commissioner having any right to see the complaint.