So by saying no to an arm's-length body investigating leaks that have undermined the integrity of Auditor General's reports and this committee's work, you've basically said that you think it's sufficient for us to agree to your investigating your own offices. That happened in June of last year. This fall, lo and behold, we had a leak again.
It comes back to what Mr. Christopherson was saying, that there is no consequence. There's not only no consequence, because there's no sanction for the person or persons involved in a leak, but there's an inability to actually find out who's doing the actual leaking. I think we need to put together a series of recommendations to try to address both aspects of that.
I had a letter from Mr. Zacardelli, the former commissioner, when as a member of Parliament I requested the RCMP to investigate the leak that took place in the spring. His response to me was, and I'll just quote part of it: Although I appreciate your concerns, you may wish to know that the RCMP will not undertake a formal investigation into these allegations unless the Auditor General of Canada makes a formal request to the RCMP—
So the former Commissioner of the RCMP has basically stated that unless there is a request from you, they will not investigate and try to get to the bottom of who's doing the leaking. But I guess you don't feel this is serious enough to have the RCMP come in to try to get to the bottom of it.