Mr. Chair, I would answer yes, in the sense that, for the case at hand, we have a decision of the board that was made to refer documents to this committee to help it in the furtherance of its mandate. If you look at the oath that members take, it specifically says:
I will not communicate or allow to be communicated to any person without due authority in that behalf any information....
The view would be that “due authority” came from the board. The fact that we were faced at this committee with an instruction from the House meant that the board could go ahead and transmit the information.