Public Safety committee  All the recent cases involve orders issued secretly.

Public Safety committee  You're perfectly right, Mr. Arseneault. The bill doesn't provide absolute protection. Far from it.

Public Safety committee  If the bill were in effect, the 2010 National Post case would be settled exactly the same way. The bill seeks, like the Supreme Court did at the time, to balance certain interests. All we're asking is that the information on the source be protected until the balance can be deter

Public Safety committee  The Globe and Mail decision was made at the same time. The Supreme Court determined that, to override the source privilege, we must be dealing with a central issue, which is the wording used in the English version. This means an issue that's essential to the resolution of the dis

Public Safety committee  I don't want to take up all the committee's time. However, we must combine the Lessard decision with the National Post decision for a complete picture of what a police officer can do when looking for information from any media. The essential role of the approach with the media is

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  No. Since I am a litigation attorney, I was told that I should not address the committee unless asked a direct question, because I would use everyone's time. I will answer only legal questions that my colleagues here are not able to answer to your satisfaction. Thank you.

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman.