Thanks, Madam Chair.
Thanks to both of the witnesses for being here today. Your appearance and expert testimony are greatly appreciated.
In response to Mr. Carrie's comments, I'm friends with Han Dong, and on the flip side of this, you can see how allegations made in the media from a supposed unverified leak can irreparably damage someone's reputation. I'll just state that at the outset. We have to look at this in a very balanced way and try to get to the actual facts.
I want to ask Mr. Wark to comment on the need of a public or judicial inquiry. This morning, we heard from some witnesses who said a public inquiry is needed. I keep getting the sense that some members of the public think a judicial inquiry would air, or vent, all of these highly classified national security documents in public, but I don't think that's true. Vast amounts of intelligence would have to remain undisclosed, and therefore secret, even within a public or judicial inquiry.
Mr. Wark, would you agree with that?