Ms. Telford, you say that you were not aware that in March, as a result of what happened, the Canadian Forces ombudsman sent a letter of resignation, because he was very surprised by the situation. As chief of staff to the Prime Minister of Canada, you say that you did not know that the Ombudsman for National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces had sent a letter of resignation. That kind of information is pretty important, in my opinion.
Let's go back to the discussions. We were talking about the recommendations that the chief of staff continue to serve and that he receive a salary increase. You and the clerk were aware that a few months before, in March, allegations had been made against him. Shouldn't that have been discussed with the Prime Minister?
At the beginning, you said it was not the responsibility of politicians to deal with such a case. I'm sorry to contradict you, but it is the Prime Minister who appoints the chief of staff and is responsible. So we are talking about the role of the Prime Minister with respect to the chief of staff.
Don't you think it would have been important to discuss this with the Prime Minister at that time?