I agree with Ms. Jennings and Mr. Ménard that if we just got a letter it would be solved and we'd be finished; that's easy. But I also think we shouldn't be debating this while we have witnesses waiting.
My other point is that Mr. Ménard and Ms. Jennings haven't asked for the advice to the minister; they've just asked what the department has. So that gets rid of the first complaint against it. Second, on client privilege, this money is paid for by the public. It's in the public interest, and if the minister were acting in the public interest, he would just release it.