Clearly, in discussions that go on in the course of international diplomacy, those involved expect the comments they make to us to be protected.
Discussions and remarks are often very direct. In order to make sure that our counterparts understand clearly what they are being told, we speak very directly more often than in a roundabout way, though that happens too. So it is understood that those conversations will be protected, which means that the department is somewhat restricted, as we have to ask the third parties, the people with whom we have been speaking, if the conversation may be made public. In Canada, things that may be made public may not be at all acceptable in public in other countries.