Let me begin by saying that my participation in the panel of five and my awareness of the role that this panel plays during our elections began when I was named acting national security and intelligence adviser on the first of July. There were, I recall, several meetings, briefings and scenario-playings of the panel of five in the run-up to a widely anticipated election.
My clear expectation was that, if there was any real and imminent threat to Canada's democracy, the SITE task force would make that part of its regular briefings and, in fact, part of its daily written briefings to the panel of five.
The answer to the question is no, I did not anticipate being informed of a threat to Canada's democratic processes in a lengthy info note that came without warning in my pack.