Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The raison d'être of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is specifically to provide legal advice to investigative agencies and federal departments. You don't need me to tell you what your role is. In some relatively complex cases, the RCMP can consult your service to determine whether the evidence is sufficient to take someone to court.
In a letter to the RCMP, my colleague said: “I was quite surprised to read in a statement to the media from the Office of the DPP that said they had not been party to discussions on this case [of charging Nigel Wright]”.
Can you confirm this statement?