Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank our two witnesses for their statements.
With all due respect to the files that have been discussed and are unfortunate in some respects, I would like to obtain a more objective picture of the situation. I would like you to tell me what the bill could contribute. Also, what amendments would you recommend we make to the bill in the hope of improving things?
Ms. Scoffield, you raised a specific point as to the way in which documents are redacted. Let's set aside ill intent, which is not acceptable to begin with. Where will we find a balance? On the one hand, the person who has the information must decide if the information he is being asked to transmit could have a serious impact on national security—that is the cliche—or if its disclosure could have negative consequences on an individual or a person in the organization. Let's set aside bad intentions, because there is no excuse for that. On the other hand, the person asking for the information always seeks to obtain all of it, and he or she wants to judge what could reasonably be disclosed, and decide himself what seems dangerous or what could have a negative impact.
So one person's position is pitted against the other. What solution do you recommend to balance this, so that an objective person could, in light of the information obtained, determine what should be disclosed? Do the new powers of the commissioner seem like the solution to you?