It seems accurate, yes.
As the committee knows, I have had various positions over the past number of years. I was one of those who was determined to get to the bottom of this. I was interviewed by the independent special rapporteur, as many others were, on multiple occasions. I would encourage anyone who has not read the independent special rapporteur's report to read it, because I think it is a very credible account. It is not accurate to suggest that Mr. Johnston said, “trust me”. I recently appeared in camera before NSICOP, a different committee—that was only several days ago—and went over many of these same issues.
I, as a Canadian, and as a Canadian official, am very satisfied that Mr. Johnston had access to what he needed to have access to and that he got to the bottom of the kinds of issues you just mentioned.