Information & Ethics committee  No, at the Privy Council Office we treat all our requests the same. We don't categorize them. None of them receive special handling. So that was not me.

Information & Ethics committee  My colleague from Treasury Board may be more knowledgeable about the policy than I.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were addressing me. Yes, that's Treasury Board policy.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, I can reply. Yes, there is a Treasury Board policy that says that it is advisable and permissible to notify the minister's office and other senior officials within your department.

Information & Ethics committee  The grade I was referring to was a grade by the Office of the Information Commissioner. The Information Commissioner does an annual review, and it's not just a grade. The last report had a letter grade, a star system, and also gave an overall assessment. For the year we just comp

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, she would use the same criteria.

Information & Ethics committee  That's right. A lot of it is based on lates. The business is run by which files go late.

Information & Ethics committee  Oh, it probably would be one that we use more frequently. But I wouldn't be able to tell you the exact....

Information & Ethics committee  I think working as an ATIP professional is a really profound responsibility. It's a very serious position, and I don't feel it has impeded my career.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm not sure that it's a committee. I know there's a director of issues management, there's an issues management researcher, and an issues management adviser.

Information & Ethics committee  At this time the director of issues management is William Stairs. The issues management researcher is Jason Plotz. The issues management adviser is Adam Taylor. There may be others in the group; I don't know. Those are the people I deal with.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't meet with all of them. It varies.

Information & Ethics committee  Some weeks it's just Jason Plotz. Sometimes it's Mr. Stairs and Jason Plotz.

Information & Ethics committee  It's just to make sure that the Prime Minister's Office and the ministerial staff are aware of upcoming releases so they're aware of what has come into the Privy Council Office so that they are able to prepare the Prime Minister for media queries or parliamentary questions.

Information & Ethics committee  No, I did not.