I'd like to refer again to the commissioner herself, who said that these requirements, as Mr. Rankin pointed out.... Again, given the judgment of the day, it doesn't matter what may be intended, but the commissioner herself said these three conditions would have blocked Canadians' knowledge of the sponsorship scandal.
I think the amendment to assist is certainly a worthy one, but these three paragraphs, (a), (b), and (c), could also be removed if the intention is as the government claims.