Information & Ethics committee  I didn't hear a question in that sermon, but I do want to point out that I think you used the word “hypocrisy” in there at least once. Are you suggesting that the Conservative Party of Canada's opposition research files are just perfectly clean, with encyclopedia-level informatio

Information & Ethics committee  Will you be willing to invite the media over to take a quick look?

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you for your question. Yes. The parliamentary secretary asked an open-ended question about why we would have these files. There is information in those affidavits that is very relevant to the work of the House of Commons and to members of Parliament, in particular with r

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you for your questions. I'll answer them in order. I think this actually gets to the bottom of my question earlier, why are we here? I think there are some people who think that because this is called the ethics committee, we're here to judge ethics. There is no forum to d

Information & Ethics committee  In the second question you're asking about my severance. I'm not sure why, or where you're trying to go with that. I assume it's because you're trying to build up a storyline that doesn't exist, but I assure you that.... You know what? I'm just going to simply say that I will no

Information & Ethics committee  I think your line of questioning has been fair and to the point. I don't see any suggestion of what Mr. Dreeshen indicated.

Information & Ethics committee  Correct.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much for your question. I've also been wondering about that same question. Why are we here? What are we doing here? We're not even in the right place. We're not even talking about something that is with respect to any laws or legislation. No. I agree with what y

Information & Ethics committee  I wouldn't have done what I did if I didn't fully agree and support that position. Bill C-30 will eliminate the need for judicial oversight of searches and “fishing expeditions”, as they're called. I don't believe that's right, and I believe we have to protect our privacy, and th

Information & Ethics committee  I met Adam Goldenberg when I was living in Vancouver, and that was the extent of our connection. I don't know the other two people you talked about.

Information & Ethics committee  I thank you for that pep talk. The truth is that I did lose my job. Brad Butt saw to that. I was unemployed for a number of months. I was fortunate enough to get a new job with the leader's office.

Information & Ethics committee  I disagree with everything that Mr. Del Mastro said. To use his words, they are baseless smears, or to use the acronym, BS.

Information & Ethics committee  I think any information that is available to the public should be public. That's my personal opinion. I'm a great believer in access to full information. People can make their judgments themselves.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm sorry, but you haven't mentioned anybody's name.

Information & Ethics committee  There were a number of people who posted their own theories. You're asking if I know that individual. I don't know what individual you're talking about.