The PCO is obviously the “most” department in the Government of Canada. The Privy Council Office is the department for the Prime Minister's Office. In an ad hoc committee process vetting a senior GIC appointment like the one we're speaking about, it is the PCO that is the conduit between the Prime Minister's Office and, in this case, the department and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Absolutely, in the case of the rumour I mentioned in my statement, it was entirely appropriate that, first, this rumour was brought to the Prime Minister's Office, and second, the Prime Minister's Office immediately conveyed that information to the senior officials in the Privy Council Office responsible for this appointment process, requesting them to review the matter, investigate the matter and report back with any findings. That's what was done.