All right.
I think we all understand the very necessary concept of parliamentary privilege. You've outlined in your written submission, I think very effectively, some of the pitfalls we could see if we rushed into this and tried to give a blanket exemption or something like that. I think we have to be very careful.
Based on the fact there has only been one documented example that has proven to be problematic, the one we're discussing today, but also given the fact there appears to be more and more access to information requests coming in from third parties, we may have to deal with this and try to find some procedural way in which we can cover off requests that may come in at times when Parliament is not sitting. I'm not sure if that's possible.
I know you're somewhat hesitant to offer any opinions in a hypothetical context, and I appreciate that, but it appears to me that it would be a very difficult, if not outright impossible, solution to a problem that hasn't occurred much in the past but may start to occur in the future. I don't think we want to start tinkering with the parliamentary privileges of this place for obvious reasons, some of which you've presented in your brief.
To me, the obvious solution is that when Parliament is sitting we can deal with it on a one-to-one basis. If Parliament determined unanimously, as in this case, that it was willing to waive its privilege, we would be satisfying everyone involved.
I think what you're suggesting is that we try to find a solution to deal with these types of situations that might occur when Parliament is not sitting, so that you and the Speaker's office have the ability to respond according to the wishes of the House.
That's where I think we're going to need a little bit of assistance, Mr. Bosc and Mr. Denis, to try and help us come up with a potential solution. Based on what you've seen and what you know, have you any suggestions that we may want to consider? I don't want to put you in a difficult situation. I'm honestly asking if you have any thoughts on the matter that might help us try to resolve a situation that is somewhat problematic.