I agree. I think it should be like solicitor-client privilege, which is one of the most protected privileges, but I'm still entitled to see the document. I can tell you that Canadians trust somebody who is not in the institution. If we have a document in front of us and we tell the person, yes, what you've received is blacked out, that it's redacted because it's a legal opinion, or it's protected by section 23, like you say, it reassures Canadians.
I think the same thing would happen with cabinet confidence. If we were able to confirm, to see it and not release.... We don't release documents. We ourselves would never disclose a document. We talk to the institutions and ask them to release it, or we make an order, and if they don't agree with my order or my recommendation, they can go to court. There's nothing disclosed until a final decision is made.