Information & Ethics committee  We do get access requests asking us to describe the process and to list all the emails and everything around a specific determination that was made. We do, and they are subject to it.

Information & Ethics committee  There can be redactions on that information if there's a need. If we went to the lawyers to seek legal advice on it, there would be solicitor-client privilege, so that information would be redacted.

Information & Ethics committee  There have been a number of issues that have gone to court. Specifically around our engagement in Afghanistan, there are a number of cases that deal with the detainee issue. There was an applicant who was trying to get specific information regarding who the detainees were. We con

Information & Ethics committee  All I can say is that the Information Commissioner has her position with respect to that, and the department working with Treasury Board will come up with the application of whatever decision we make on that.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm not really in a position to answer that question from a personal perspective, because I'm here as an official representing the department.

Information & Ethics committee  That would go through the Public Works, as you mentioned. It goes through the procurement specialists who consult with us. They have the lead on the procurement aspects.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. They would consult with specialists with our department, if they felt the need to do so.

Information & Ethics committee  I'll take that one on. The current act does not prescribe areas underneath that. One of the circumstances we have is that to acknowledge that there's a record is an issue. It's not just the things that she was talking about. If someone's looking for information about a court mart

Information & Ethics committee  That happens today. We provide the commissioner with all of the information, including what we've redacted and why. We often get complaints from people saying that we've taken things out that they don't feel we should, and we have that frank discussion with the commissioner today

Information & Ethics committee  No, it's the same thing. If there's a complaint, we are fully open with the commissioner to resolve the complaint and to explain the rationale for why we have chosen to do what we've done.

Information & Ethics committee  I really have nothing further to add to that. That's a nice job of it. Thank you very much.

Information & Ethics committee  We are part of the Department of National Defence, and the access to information and privacy organization has the ultimate decision. If there's a disagreement, we escalate it within the department to resolve it. We will challenge recommendations that come up from within the depar

Information & Ethics committee  That is the judge's opinion, and I'm not arguing with the judge's opinion.

Information & Ethics committee  No. I believe we will be improving our processes and our procedures to try to address those issues. I don't believe it's an issue of resources. It's an issue of coming up with a better process so that we deal with these issues up front. It's also an issue of telling people why we

Information & Ethics committee  At Defence we are also looking at what we can put out proactively under open government. From our perspective, that moves the access to information workload to the front end of the exercise, because we still have to make sure that the document going forward complies with the law