The ruling on relevancy would be up to you. I don't know that putting them on the spot is....
I know that Mr. Van Popta anchored clause 2 with what I thought were very interesting comments. He spoke directly from clause 2 and then brought in some relevant case law that had come from our previous meeting.
It's probably fair to ask departmental officials to comment on the question, but isn't it up to Mr. Van Popta to put the question to them based on what he's been saying?