The ombudsman has the ability, then, as I stated, in their own directives, given to them when the ombudsman office was set up, to go to the judge advocate general for advice, who can give advice, or to go to the provost marshal. Nowhere does it say the Minister of National Defence, and for a very good reason, because no politician should ever be part of an investigation.
I can assure you, not having been involved in any investigation.... I don't know what the information was, nor should I, because I don't know what it is. If I take a chance, there's an actual chance I might inadvertently make a mistake and disrupt the just cause that might come from that.
I'm sorry, but when it comes to investigations, I haven't conducted investigations. I made that call at that time and it was a right call not to intervene with an investigation but to make sure that it was followed up by the appropriate authorities.