From O'Brien and Bosc.... Mr. Bains said, of course, that we decide what we want to do individually and we make our decision. Well, in O'Brien and Bosc, on page 1071, it states,
A document submitted to a committee becomes the property of the committee and forms part of the committee’s records. Each committee must decide
--it doesn't say “committee member”--
whether such documents will be made public or kept confidential. Confidential documents are for the exclusive use of the committee’s members and staff for the duration of the session.
It goes on, so I don't want to belabour it. But the fact is, it is a committee's decision. That's the crux of this. It's not about individual ability; it's the committee. We must respect the committee's privileges.