Mr. Johnston, at page 27 of your report, you say very specifically that “an issues management note” was sent to the minister in May 2021 concerning Michael Chong, but that “Neither the Minister nor his chief of staff received [that]”, because they did not have access to what you refer to as the “Top Secret Network email”. At committee last Thursday, Minister Blair said it wasn't an issue of access. In fact, he said, “First of all, there is no email”.
Is Mr. Blair not being forthright in his testimony, or is there a material fact or facts that you got wrong in your report? I'm trying to understand, on the one hand, what Mr. Blair said, versus what you say, which I can't reconcile.