I would say it's a pattern that was governed by the general principles of audit and review, objective fact-finding. You set out a work plan, you agree to the work plan, and you follow it through.
There was no need or requirement to adopt specific strategies or subterfuge or anything like that. There was a limitation of scope with respect to the ability to investigate in the United States. And I will say personally to this committee that I would have refused to have conducted an investigation in the United States, because I will not put myself and my family in jeopardy of contravening a law of the United States for which I can end up in jail for two years. I wouldn't have done it as a member of the RCMP and I certainly won't do it as a private citizen or a private investigator.