Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm sure my friends opposite will be thrilled to know this is an amendment suggested by the Canadian Bar Association, a professional association of lawyers across Canada.
I'm forcibly struck by their point that the current section 79.1 offers an appeal, but it's only available to the minister. They noted in their brief:
Bill C-51 would allow further appeals under IRPA that only benefit the Minister. Asymmetrical access to appeals and judicial review is unfair, further skewing the parties’ positions in a process already heavily balanced against the person subject to non-disclosure.
Based on their recommendation, PV-52 would have the effect of removing section 79.1.