There was a meeting of this committee where we had an individual who came. I was in it, and so were a number of people who are sitting here today. The witness insisted on testifying in camera.
I don't think I have to be careful about saying who this was. It was the Ethics Commissioner. He claimed that the testimony he was giving had to be given in camera.
Once he gave it, it was clear to me that there was no reason for this. We didn't pursue it. I'm wondering whether we had the authority to then say, “Fine. We've listened to it. In our opinion, you're not revealing any confidences. Maybe you're revealing some things that are embarrassing to yourself. We'd like you to repeat the whole thing in public.“
Would that have been within our powers?