Mr. Chair, this particular wording reflects the placing of an obligation on the minister to come to agreement on an information protocol with the council, and it gives him some time to develop such a protocol once the council is set up, thereby recognizing and respecting its independence as opposed to imposing any particular roles in legislation.
The involvement of the minister in this case to come to an agreement and then abide by that agreement is really what is intended with this particular wording, as opposed to having the council develop a unilateral protocol under which it would not have the ability to bind the minister.