As I stated, the ombudsman is independent of the chain of command to conduct investigations. In this case here, in his own directives as ombudsman, the ombudsman had the option of where to get the appropriate advice.
In this case here, the information was passed to PCO for the one very important reason that we took this very seriously, because Governor in Council appointments are conducted at PCO. They followed up with him the very next day to give any further advice that might be needed by the appropriate people who deal with Governor in Council appointments.
Having said this, absolutely not, it is inappropriate for any of us to be involved in any investigation.