Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez.
Yes, we have many traditions and conventions in Parliament. Usually it's about protecting the prime minister no matter what, doing what has to be done to make sure that you can beat scandals down.
I was around. My hair is as grey as yours, so you and I go back a long way. Maybe some of your other colleagues don't remember the old days, but I remember Stephen Harper, and I remember—was it May 2010?—when this committee called Sébastien Togneri, a minister's staffer, to this committee to testify. I remember my good friend Wayne Easter said he smelled a cover-up. Paul Szabo issued the order and a minister's staffer came, so obviously there's a precedent.