Mr. Walsh, when he was before the committee, said that “the Prime Minister, and any minister, has no authority to prevent someone from appearing in front of a committee”, and went on to say, “but everyone has a duty, apart from members of Parliament, senators, and the Governor General, to show up when summoned before a committee”.
My question is, with that kind of background—you're the Minister of Justice—how do you square that circle for us to be able to do our jobs and still at the same time argue that you're an accountable and transparent government. How can you argue it?