Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. LeBlanc, the burden of proof is on the Prime Minister and your government. Why is that? Because you have been nonchalant on at least three occasions. The Prime Minister refused to listen to recommendations to release documents or provide information to parliamentarians. Then there were all sorts of attempts to refuse to answer questions. There was the appointment of a special rapporteur, whose mandate came to a fruitless end because nobody trusted him. Moreover, Judge Hogue's preliminary report shows us today that we were right not to have confidence in the special rapporteur.
We realize today that only the most appropriate documents will be given to Judge Hogue, according to the very words of the Prime Minister's national security advisor. As luck would have it, the documents in question have already been leaked to the media. Journalist Robert Fife had reported them. These four memoranda presented to cabinet were reported in the media.
Minister, do documents have to be leaked to the media in order to become appropriate for the Hogue commission?