Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Wernick. Your testimony today was very compelling. We appreciate your public service to this country.
You mentioned that you've been in public service for over 37 years. As a clerk, you must have seen—and I think you mentioned this as well—multiple governments come and go. You would have been privy to the way they conduct business amongst each other, as colleagues, as cabinet ministers, as prime ministers and PMO officials.
Can you please elaborate on whether it would be normal practice to have robust discussions both inside cabinet and amongst the prime minister, ministers, the prime minister's officials about the application of both policy and the law in situations that impact Canadians?