However, I was not allowed to talk to officials on their own when I felt I was getting unsatisfactory answers from staff within your office.
You know, Minister, when I was president of the National Farmers Union, you could pick up the phone and call an official. As an MP, I can't get a call back from an official, and I think that's wrong. If that is the policy, I do think it has to be changed. It's nothing to do with partisanship. I think it hampers the ability of MPs to do their job for Canadians.
So what is the policy?