Thank you.
Welcome, sir. Your credentials are impressive, and obviously you do a great job for Canadians.
I may have just a couple of questions, because what can one ask a brand new Judge Advocate General about the past?
I'm assuming you're familiar with the question of solicitor-client privilege and parliamentary rights of members of Parliament or Parliament as a whole. I don't know whether you had the opportunity to read the testimony of your predecessor when he came here. When we asked him questions, he raised solicitor-client privilege as essentially a complete shield from answering any questions.
I'm wondering if you have a view as to whether or not your office enjoys solicitor-client privilege or the shield of solicitor-client privilege vis-à-vis Parliament.