Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll read the amendment with the subamendment so that it is as changed:
(3) A member or former member of the Senate or the House of Commons must not knowingly disclose information to which they were given access under a security clearance through section 13.1 of the Parliament of Canada Act, except if the disclosure is made during a special committee of the Senate or the House of Commons, or of a joint committee, under an agreement with all House leaders of recognized parties and complies with established procedures and practices for the secure handling, storage, transportation, transmission and destruction of information or documents, including any requirement found in a Treasury Board policy, guideline or directive.
I think this keeps the intent of the amendment and is in line with existing practice. I think it's important to recognize that committees, even in camera, don't have the capacity or the infrastructure to deal with the documents that we would be talking about and with the clearances, and so on. I hope this actually goes back to what Mr. Hatfield was talking about in terms of meeting Treasury Board requirements.