Yes, that was the whole purpose of what I highlighted—the second step of “need to know”. Just because you have it doesn't mean you get access. I've had top secret security clearance. I maintained that when I first retired from the military because if I hadn't been successful in getting elected I would have likely gone into—who knows?—defence consulting, defence contracting or something where I needed it.
Therefore, I had my security clearance transferred from the Canadian Armed Forces over to a private company, which then got registered with Public Works at the time—now PSPC—so that I maintain it. However, I sat here for the first two and a half years of being elected before I got put on NSICOP. I actually stood up in the House one day and asked for classified information on national security threats that the government was saying existed. Did the government give me access to one classified document? No. I sit on NSICOP. Does that mean NSICOP gets to see and ask for any document I want to read? It absolutely does not, and I have the highest clearances.
That's the second principle. The government always has that ability to control, regardless of the department, what information is shared with whom. That's the whole process. Then you have to get into the resource thing I mentioned, too. Unless you're on a system that actually allows you to read classified documentation, you can't read it unless somebody prints a hard copy. Then you have a whole other process, and when you go through the process, you actually learn what the requirements are to protect that information.