First of all, with respect to the honourable member's question, during the conduct of Mr. Justice O'Connor's inquiry I was in a number of different positions--I think three, actually--over the relevant period. I was an official of the Privy Council Office, first the assistant secretary for security and intelligence and then the national security adviser, and prior to the final decisions being taken by the government I had moved on to the Department of Public Safety. Throughout that period, I was involved in the government's work to support Mr. Justice O'Connor, and I participated in discussions and the recommendations to the government with respect to issues relating to the report, including matters relating to redaction. The decisions were decisions of the government. I, as a bureaucrat, as an official, made recommendations to the government in confidence, and I'm not in a position to speak to those recommendations.
With respect to some of the honourable member's other comments, certainly the government was aware of the information that was redacted, and certainly Mr. Justice O'Connor was aware of that as well. He himself, with respect to the redacted version of the report, indicated that he felt he was able to get the information that he needed to make his findings and recommendations.
You used the word “some”. I did not use that word in my presentation.
I indicated that the RCMP has a number of weaknesses. I indicated that we need to recognize and address those weaknesses, and I certainly am prepared to do my part as commissioner to do just that.