I have a point of privilege before you dismiss the witnesses, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Alcock brought to my attention earlier on—I can't remember his exact words—that I had besmirched the reputation of Ms. McLellan. He quoted me from the meeting of March 28, when I had said regarding Ms. McLellan, “This was actually a political intervention with the minister, Anne McLellan, who was the minister”, etc.
I read the testimony, Mr. Chairman, dealing with Staff Sergeant Ron Lewis, who was complaining about not being able to get the investigation going. Now, we've had all kinds of conflicting testimony by many people on many issues while we've been investigating this particular issue around the Auditor General, and again, the testimony given by the witnesses today contradicts what Staff Sergeant Lewis said.
I just wanted the minister to be aware that at no point in time would I ever besmirch anybody's reputation, and I feel that's a point all parliamentarians should abide by.