Yes. I will speak of personal experience.
When I chair meetings with harvesters, they often ask how their advice will be transmitted to the minister. I explain it to them, and then they ask if they can see that information or that advice. The answer is no. It is protected under the Access to Information Act. Advice to the minister is protected.
I think your question of transparency is a good one, and that has impacts on other areas and on our relationship with harvesters, but there are ways to be more transparent and to communicate why we make decisions and how we make decisions. Having our science independent and transparent is a key aspect of that.