I just want to make sure I understand correctly. We already know that, practically speaking, many reports are censored; portions are removed for security reasons. Wouldn't that happen in this case as well? If a report being made public contained information about national defence or security that should be kept confidential, wouldn't that information be removed or blacked out automatically?
In fact, the new section 19 reads as follows: “The Authority shall, on a confidential basis, provide an interim report....” So the element of confidentiality is already built in. We asked the Department of National Defence about the issue of information deemed to be confidential or to involve public safety. The government already has the power to keep some of the information confidential.
In this case, wouldn't it simply be a matter of saying where the preliminary investigation stands? I would remind the committee that when Colonel—