As the custodian of cabinet confidences, I would take the same principled approach to every case.
Chair, given that the member has opened the door to the SNC-Lavalin case, I think it is worth pointing out that I indicated to the Ethics Commissioner that had he grounds for believing that specific cabinet confidences might assist him in his work, I was more than prepared to receive such overtures, and I did not receive any. I applied the doctrine of cabinet confidence in that case, the Prime Minister having already waived substantial cabinet confidence—