I believe that, according to this principle, parliamentarians have access to all the information they require when they are examining a piece of legislation or holding the government to account. That is the rule. However, if the government wants to break the rule and not disclose that information, it has to convince the Opposition that national security or the public interest is at stake. If Parliament insists on receiving information, government members then have to sit down with the Opposition to find a mechanism whereby both principles are observed.
Is that an accurate summary of what should—