Bob Bratina at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On November 22nd, 2016. See this statement in context.

November 22nd, 2016 / 12:50 p.m.

Liberal

Bob Bratina Liberal Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON

Okay.

On the notion of parliamentary oversight, then you have government discretion as to whether the oversight body gets to see it or not.

Professor Wark, I will ask you this. Who is in the inner sanctum of the final decision as to...? To me, parliamentary oversight means at least the public has elected officials as part of the process, and that's the reassurance we have that the people are doing the right thing. Then there's discretion as to what information they get. Where does that sit—with whom?

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