Thank you, Mr. Jean. I apologize for interrupting, but my time is limited.
Following up on where you more or less left off, Mr. Johnston states in his report that an earlier draft of the memo contained language similar to what was reported by Global News on February 8—namely, that Beijing operatives were “assisting Canadian candidates running for political offices”. However, Mr. Johnston states, “That draft was significantly revised before the memorandum went to the Prime Minister”, and the language specifically warning of Beijing had been removed.
Who objected to the initial warning about Beijing assisting Canadian political candidates?