Mr. Ménard, I hear what you're saying. The fact of the matter is, though, there is a difference. I mean, obviously Canada is a civilized country, and we all have tremendous respect for human rights. We recognize that through case law and through amendments that have been made there is right now what we feel is a balance, and it's a balance that's been upheld. It's a balance that respects the charter, respects charter rights.
But to be clear, under the current law the onus is on a journalist to show that information is privileged--that's the current law--and that it is in the public interest not to disclose the information. That is the test.
In really direct contrast with that, your bill would assume that all this information is confidential and would prohibit the disclosure unless the person seeking disclosure meets the test of the bill.
Quite frankly, that is a fundamental shift.