By definition they would <| sep |> National Defence spokesman Daniel Le Bouthillier says 235 officials were required to sign the permanent nondisclosure agreements starting in January to remind employees of their obligations to keep secrets . soooo this is just a reminder and does not constitute a change nor is this news in any wayI can ' t recall anyone in any of my project teams having to do that , said Alan Williams , who served as assistant deputy minister of materiel at National Defence from 2000 to 2005 . Any of our people , I trust them to use their judgment . Then I am very much glad you are no longer in the ministry of National Defense . You never state things like I Trust them to use their judgment , that is insanity when it comes to national defense . National defense is based around clear cut rules with what you can and cannot say , there is no judgement involved , which is why it is secure . No National Defense organization in the world would go by those guidelines .