I'm trying to clarify a matter and I don't even know where to go to get it straightened out. I'm referring to the letter signed by the opposition parties that was meant to convey to the Governor General that should she decline the advice of the Prime Minister, she would find there was an alternative majority in waiting. The question is, did that letter get in front of the Governor General?
Based on the fact that only the Prime Minister can offer formal advice, some of us have been informed that the letter never really got there, even though it's in the media and it's out there; technically, and for legal purposes, it was never in front of the Governor General.
Can you clarify that one and the circumstances around that sort of thing, and how Parliament, if it's a minority, can convey a majority opinion to the Governor General, should it be different from the advice being received from the Prime Minister?