Thank you, Chair.
Just to summarize some of the things we've heard, we've asked you questions, Minister, about whether you're aware of McKinsey's contracts with other defence departments. You did not or weren't able to provide that information. You said that you're only here to answer questions about contracting with the Government of Canada, but of course contracts with other defence departments are, I think, highly relevant, and I would still appreciate it if you could provide any information you have in that regard in writing.
Even when we've asked questions about work for the Canadian defence department, there's been a great deal of information you have refused to provide, as my colleagues have highlighted in terms of the significant redactions. It's important to say that, when a parliamentary committee requests information, it's not the same standard as a citizen using ATIP. Parliamentary committees have the status of a court, and if a court requests documents, I believe you would provide them.
Speaker Rota has been very clear—and this is a convention that goes back a hundred years—that parliamentary committees have a right to unfettered access to documents, yet repeatedly your government, across departments, has not applied that standard, including in very basic, simple cases. We're not talking about a potential threat to national security. We're talking about commercial information that would be provided to the committee in camera so that we would be able to review it.
Very specifically on the issue of redactions, will you apply the standard of Speaker Rota's ruling?