Mr. Mario Dion at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

I think, Mr. Chairman, that the member raised the same issue last year.

I can assure you that nobody is twiddling their thumbs. There are some very complex matters when sometimes a public office holder makes a call about an issue, and sometimes it will take weeks or months to resolve the issue. Some of them are very complex. They're not all simple, and they require some follow-up.

There are several instances, as you pointed out, when legal advisers are consulted because there is a new or somewhat complex legal matter that arises.