I certainly appreciate the question and that there's an understanding I can't speak to political issues. I also would have to say respectfully that I can't speak to individual cases or examples out there.
I can touch on the point with respect to public information and how the Investment Canada Act operates with respect to the issue of confidentiality.
Under section 36 of the act, all information that's obtained with respect to a Canadian business or a non-Canadian investor in the administration or enforcement of the act is privileged and can't be disclosed.
There are limited exceptions to this general restriction. For example, the minister may disclose that an application has been filed, provided that doing so doesn't prejudice the investor or the Canadian business.
The basic policy reasoning for this is to provide an environment that's conducive for investors to provide the information that's needed to conduct the reviews and to prevent commercial harm that could come from its disclosure—