Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I just want to say that I support everything my colleague Mr. Christopherson says. I was astounded to read this article in the Globe and Mail and the amount of confidential information it divulged.
I am quoted in the article because Mr. Leblanc asked me to give him some background and context for an article he was writing. At the end, he told me what he knew, and I was astounded to know what he already knew. It seems, if I read this article properly, Mr. Chairman, it says, “The Library of Parliament report said...”, and it would appear that he actually had a copy of the report from the Library of Parliament that we had given to us confidentially.
The rules are that deliberations and matter within an in camera meeting are in camera. The results of that can be made public, a motion passed and so on. But we all talked about the need for confidentiality on this particular file at the same time we're discussing a report on leaks--at the very same time, Mr. Chairman, which adds insult. The irony of it is just incredible.
I think, Mr. Chairman, that you should poll all the members of the committee to see who released the report and who talked to media. Yes, I talked to Daniel Leblanc, strictly on a background contextual situation. I say that, but somebody else was quite specific, giving names, quotations, and, I suspect, the report. I think, Mr. Chairman, that we should poll everybody and ask, “Was it you?”
And I just said it wasn't me.