At what stage does the public interest consent to the process? You're the gatekeeper on that. You exercise your authority at some stage to say, “I'm sorry, this is too important. This needs to go to a tribunal, and this can't remain confidential. This type of retaliation goes beyond the dispute. This isn't just a labour grievance, because if it was, it wouldn't be before my office anyway, if there's a public interest. It's not a labour matter.”
On March 23rd, 2017. See this statement in context.