Your interpretation of the motion does indeed reflect what I noted in my remarks. The motion stated that the grounds related to the confidentiality of the information or possible prejudice to contract negotiations were justifiable. However, the redaction must be approved by me or my office.
The House established that these grounds were justifiable. However, ultimately, the House must be satisfied with the application of these grounds. As I said, I would have expected the government to identify the information that must be protected based on these grounds, since it certainly has the information on hand. However, the House established that, at the very least, my office would approve the information. To do so, I must be able to see the information and the proposed redactions.
In his letter today, the Clerk of the Privy Council said that he'll exclude certain information based on these grounds. We haven't received the disclosure yet, so I'm not sure what this will mean exactly. Will it mean that we can obtain the documents and feel satisfied that the redaction was done properly? I don't know. In any event, I also noted this reference in the letter.