Thank you for allowing me to interject during this filibuster.
When the military ombudsman came forward with the allegations, he did so in the greatest of.... He held the confidence of the victims. He did not provide anything to the minister, because the minister pushed it away and didn't want to see it. He kept his confidence as well when the Privy Council officers interrogated him the next day.
It perplexes me as to why the Liberal members of this committee think the names of these victims are being bandied about amongst members of the public service and the Prime Minister's Office and his department. As far as we know, Mr. Walbourne kept the names of the victims confidential, which would lead us to another question if we don't get these documents as requested.
Thank you.