Stephen Harper did appoint General Vance in July 2015. I believe Erin O'Toole was also at his cabinet table.
General Vance was under active investigation by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, and apparently just days after the Conservatives appointed General Vance, the police investigation was suddenly dropped. According to ATIP, the commanding officer said he was under pressure.
We know from testimony at the defence committee that Mr. Harper's former chief of staff, Ray Novak, confirmed it was you who briefed the Prime Minister, that the Prime Minister's Office had found nothing further with respect to the general's time at NATO and that the review of the matter was closed. Mr. Novak also said that operationally you had led the process at PCO for appointing Vance and that you would have been liaising with DND and CFNIS.
Can you please tell me if you were the one who helped to pressure Canada's military police to stop the sexual misconduct investigation into General Vance, because of your association with Mr. Harper?