From your evidence, you said that two and a half hours after the raid began, suddenly the press arrived. Would it not be normal for some person walking by to say, “Lo and behold, the Conservative Party is being raided this morning and the Ottawa Citizen should get a reporter out there to see what's happening”? I mean, that's quite understandable, Mr. Chair, and I think that would be the main point.
I'm very sorry to hear members of the government accuse you and your office of being part of this so-called “making this thing public”. It's certainly a very public building and it's a public place.
Thanks, Mr. Chair.