An official inquiry of the ministry, in Order Paper question Q-1649, concerning communications and pressure by government regarding the SNC-Lavalin affair on June 19, 2023 revealed a call from a Trudeau minister who was not then the public safety minister—but is now—to the RCMP. The RCMP described the call as “seeking to speak to the Deputy before Question Period regarding a media story about an RCMP investigation that was ATIP'd.”
Do all ministers have a hotline to the deputy of specialized policing services for updates on criminal investigations into their government?