Thank you, Chair.
I will be brief. I agree with some of the things Mr. Oliphant said. I agree that there is some benefit to amending this section. We do not support the government's amendment here, though, as we feel that it wholly guts the section. We would prefer an amendment that provides some flexibility around listing but still requires the government to be more transparent around aspects that can be revealed.
In the vast majority of cases, having that information out there as a means of holding the government accountable and as a means of projecting the importance of these cases is valuable. We will be supportive of other amendments that make this section more flexible but don't go fully in the direction of gutting any requirement to provide any information whatsoever in relation to prisoners of conscience.