Speaking of consulting, this is a government that likes to consult, so let's do that. Let's consult. Let's keep looking into it.
You know, we look at the issues that are before us today, and on this side of the House, some of the answers seem pretty obvious, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or the pipeline issue, building new pipelines to get our oil to market. Those seem like an easy yes.
In this case, I think we have an easy yes here. We're just convincing the other side. We're working on it, though. We're getting there, so let's consult. We all like to consult, so let's keep going. Let's dig in. Let's dig in and keep going. There are many different ways we can take it.
As a reporter, most of the time your conversations come from staff, maybe high-up staff in the communications department. That's why it was important to note, as Mr. Richards did last time, that we're not asking for the Prime Minister to attend, because we're pretty sure it wasn't him. It was on the staff level, probably someone in the communications department, hence the wording of his motion asking for those communications people to attend, because in all likeliness that's the best place to start.
It was often that I would get tips as a reporter. They would come through the communications department because that's who you would have the relationship with. As a new government staring out, they would want to build those relationships with reporters. I think much of the political staff—either from what I've read or staff I knew—would have to be, I guess, for the most part, from various backgrounds, or from different provinces with backgrounds in provincial government. At the same time, a lot of these relationships would be new. They would be fostering these relationships and they would want them to grow.
How do they do that? Possibly, they give a bit more information than they probably should. Judging by the accuracy, I don't think this is a watering hole conversation that happened. This was something a little more than that. We're going to get to the bottom of this.
How is my convincing so far?