Thank you for the question.
Obviously I disagree with the word “gag”. It was definitely not a gag order. That is a term that has been used by the media here in Parliament, I understand, but it is certainly not an accurate description of what occurred, as far as the commission is concerned.
What occurred was that employees of the Canadian Grain Commission contacted the management to ask to what degree they could express opinion and be involved politically in regard to this issue, where in fact there could be some job loss. The response was according to the book, according to the Values and Ethics Code, in line with the Supreme Court of Canada decision that they should be able—