Just for the record, Mr. Chairman, on that subject, it really isn't up to the deputy minister to say what questions witnesses will or will not answer. I don't want any senior government bureaucrat dictating what witnesses will answer. If a member of this committee from either side, government or opposition, poses a question to the witnesses, we expect an answer. We can't have them say, “My boss says I shouldn't answer that question.” That's not satisfactory for this tribunal.
On May 29th, 2007. See this statement in context.