As you have probably also heard from several witnesses, and as we've been hearing for a while, declassification is really an important part of the work to improve the ATIP system. As you saw in the review, “A systematized approach to declassification supports government transparency and accountability, [and] enhances access to Canada's history”.
We know that we put in a declassification pilot with Public Safety to examine how that could work, and we're still looking at how the pilot might guide us in how we could continue with declassification. I know that the commissioner, while she was at committee, commented on the work we've been doing and said it was a step in the right direction. When I met with her, we had a conversation about it.
It's really important that we continue to put effort into how we're going to treat declassification. I actually would like to invite the committee, during your study, to maybe guide us as we look into the next steps of declassification.