Well, I would never presume to limit the suspicion of members of the opposition, or any members of the House, but I would say that as a servant of the executive branch, I applied the principles of cabinet confidence in terms of whether disclosure outweighed the public interest. In that particular case, as in every other case on which I have to make a judgment, that was the outcome.
I think the Ethics Commissioner understands that, even though undoubtedly he doesn't agree. But that dynamic tension between the legislature and the executive branch is part of our system.