These are addressed in our more detailed written submissions, but the protection that currently exists in Bill C-6 does not extend to proceedings under other acts or access by the courts to the voluntary reports, and there are certain areas where the minister may release the information that may be contained in voluntary reports.
We're concerned that these voluntary and non-punitive reports are at the very heart of the safety management system. They tap safety information that we've been unable to access through any other mechanism historically. The first time this information leaks—who made the voluntary report, what the contents of the report are—or the voluntary reporter is subpoenaed as a witness in the civil courts or for proceedings under another act, then we are concerned that some of the those voluntary reports will dry up and we will lose access to that safety information.
So we don't think the protection that exists in Bill C-6 is adequate currently.