Chair, there is no current requirement and there is no acceptable rationale for making public the reasons for decisions in every grievance. There are far-reaching privacy considerations that govern a large number of grievances, and by requiring the Chief of the Defence Staff to make public reasons for the decision in each one of the cases outlined in this amendment we would be placing that person in an irresolvable and impossible position with respect to the privacy rights of people, which are protected by robust legislation in this country, or in respect of the amended National Defence Act.
For that reason, we're opposed to the amendment.