Mr. Speaker, subsection 15(1) of the Access to Information Act provides, and I quote:
The head of a government institution may refuse to disclose any record requested under this Act that contains information the disclosure of which could ... be injurious to... the defence of Canada or any state allied ... with Canada or the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities.
How can the minister justify this arbitrary power, unless it is to sidestep the information commissioner and thus open the door wide to government censorship?