That's an important question.
Given that the department faces a lot of challenges in complying with the act, it would be difficult to set up a system to set priorities for certain issues or files.
My view is that we have to respect the law, which is 30 days, and we are struggling. If we can do things in general to improve access and the response rate to the 30 days, that's good for the whole system. I think we also have the challenge that many people are putting in access to information requests related to personnel files because they have been unable to get the information they request on release and other methods. I'm thinking here of medical records. If we could improve on that process and answer their questions properly in the first place, that might reduce the need for these other ATIP requests that come in.
It's an interesting idea. Given the challenge we face on timeliness, I'm more focused on tackling the system as a whole as opposed to prioritizing some requests over others.