Our principal interest here is to....
The CBC/Radio-Canada issue is not our main concern, given our mandate. The issues related to the Access to Information Act are uniquely specialized. Mr. Rathgeber is a lawyer. He is very familiar with those issues. According to him, the wording of the current legislation is not specific enough.
We have not thoroughly examined this. But Mr. Rathgeber's point is that an exemption is a bad way to address the issue of the independence of the CBC. He believes that an injury test will give the courts and the Information Commissioner a better tool to protect the independence of the CBC, while ensuring that the CBC complies with access to information requirements.