Thanks very much, Madam Chair.
Again, I'm a little disturbed that some of the questioning takes the form of “Why did the complainant knock on the wrong door?” instead of “Why was there no one who took the action that was necessary in this case?”
My question, Mr. Walbourne, again, is this: In going to the minister, was part of the reason for doing that because the chief of the defence staff also reports to the minister? You've been emphasizing that you had a direct reporting relationship. Would that have been a factor in why it was appropriate for you to go directly to the minister with this allegation?