Thank you, Chair. I appreciate it, and I welcome our witnesses.
I'd like to pursue with Mr. Bienvenu the line of inquiry that others have pursued. If the legislation contemplates that the registrar or the chief administrator or the commissioner can determine that the publication in a particular case might interfere with judicial independence, that of course connotes that in other cases it wouldn't. In the interest of transparency, why wouldn't it be acceptable to allow them to exercise their discretion, subject to judicial review, if required? Why is that such a big deal?
Second, what about the way in which the expense reports are handled, the rejected claims in the example you gave? If the commissioner consistently excepts bogus claims, why shouldn't he bear the kind of accountability this legislation is designed to promote?