Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would say this is a provision that currently exists in the Income Tax Act, and that we currently do rely on it to some extent in terms of determining which information potentially should not be disclosed publicly. You did hear from some members in the sector on Monday, and we referred to this last week as well in terms of the public policy issues that may exist that would speak in favour of protecting the discretion of the minister in this case. The one example that comes to mind at the moment is the women's shelter, where we're asked not to reveal the location of shelters--and we do not. The minister may. That little chapeau applies to more than just the compensation. It applies to the location of charities as well.
We do exercise the discretion, not very often, but we do. That would be my only caution to the committee on that point.