Let me be as precise as I can be about this. The Auditor General doesn't work for the government and doesn't work for the House of Commons. On other issues I've dealt with here, the Auditor General always went to great pains to say she's independent and her office is independent.
What I was asked to do by Staff Sergeant Lewis was to see that these documents were placed in her care with some reflection of the concerns that were felt by Treasury Board once they'd looked at it. We did that, and at the same time as we delivered them to the Auditor General, we delivered them to Madam McLellan's office. Actions taken in that office led to the criminal investigation. Actions subsequent to that were undertaken by the Auditor General. I can't say I didn't instruct her, because we don't have that authority.