Minister, with the greatest respect, through you, Madam Chair, you can't talk your way out of this. You made a statement on April 27. You didn't provide any qualifications. It was an unequivocal declaration that all of the illegal police stations were closed.
Jody Thomas, when she appeared before this committee, contradicted exactly what you said. I did listen to the RCMP when they appeared before this committee two days ago. Upon pressing the RCMP, they appeared to acknowledge that at least one of the stations is still operating, and an investigation is under way with respect to the other in Montreal.
You provided this committee with inaccurate and incomplete information in what I would submit, with the greatest respect, was a deliberate attempt to mislead this committee and to mislead Canadians about illegal police stations operated by Beijing on Canadian soil.
Respectfully, Minister, how can anyone believe anything you say?