Nathaniel Erskine-Smith at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

November 22nd, 2016 / 4:50 p.m.

Liberal

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Thanks very much.

I'd like to begin, Mr. Fadden, with access to information. You mentioned a bit about it at the end with regard to clause 16.

Obviously the CBA has their submissions, but in fact, the majority of testimony we've heard has focused on the triple lock and the inability to have fulsome access to information. I specifically wanted to mention SIRC. The testimony of SIRC before this committee was that they have access to everything other than cabinet confidences. In your experience, why would this committee have differential access than SIRC has? What would be the justification for that?

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