I understand, but we're the Government of Canada. We're your client.
The Parliament of Canada is an organ that ties to the Government of Canada. The Parliament of Canada Act says that parliamentary committees can require documents.
When you signed the contract, whether or not you had knowledge of that, if it says in the confidentiality clause, which, again, I have not read because I haven't seen the agreement.... It would seem to me.... Every clause on confidentiality that I have ever drafted in my life would make an exception when the law required one of the two parties to divulge the contract, and it would then give remedial measures to the other party to seek protective orders or whatever.
I think you're putting the government here in a difficult position, where you're insisting that somehow a breach would occur. I don't necessarily think a breach would occur. You're also not explaining well why this committee, in the method described, would be likely to breach.
Let's go in a different direction. Look at Ms. Sinclair-Desgagné's motion and tell us what changes you would like to that motion to make you feel more protected if the committee passes the motion. For example, would you like to be in the room when they look at your contract? Would you like to have representatives there to watch the process? What could you suggest concretely that would be a change to the motion that the committee should consider?
Do any of you wish to respond?
Madam Gauthier.