So, if I understand what you have been saying all along, and based on what we know of your mandate, Canadians will pay $2 million for an investigation that will not allow you to determine where the responsibility ultimately lies. Witnesses will appear before you, but you do not have the authority to compel someone to testify if they refuse to do so; it is completely voluntary. Nor do you have the authority to request evidence.
I would like to know your opinion on this. Do you think that taxpayer money is being spent wisely if, at the end of the day, you have a very limited mandate, as we have said all along? Government members are telling us that you have in no way been influenced by the PMO or the minister. I can understand that because your mandate is so limited, they really have no need to try to influence you.