Thank you.
In the July 9 issue of the Globe and Mail, Mr. Day is quoted as saying, in terms of his relationship with you:
There were a number of times...where he would be the first to say, when it came to the terms of the RCMP, “No, a minister cannot go there, a minister cannot say this, a minister...cannot tread on this particular ground because of the independence of the RCMP,”
It almost sounds as if you really had your hands full.
We also know that the minister likes sending out communiqués. I saw a communiqué in which he referenced a cheesecake that he enjoyed in Newfoundland. It almost sounds as if he'd like to be the commissioner.
How often did you have to stop the minister from politically interfering in the operation? I don't want to know the details, as was pointed out by the chair, but I'd like to know how often. It sounds as if you've had to take on that role over and over.