Thank you, I have a minute-and-a-half.
Mr. Lynch, I have a yes or no question for you, but you have to give me a minute to get there.
We left off with my speaking with Mr. Roy. My question was this. What exact statutory provisions and body of case law do you rely upon to form the conclusion that the Auditor General is beyond the mandate, in aiding your decision not to respond to the three areas?
Mr. Roy invoked solicitor-client privilege, saying he could not waive that. As he knows as a lawyer, that is the privilege of the client. The client can choose to waive solicitor-client privilege. In this particular case, what I'm asking you is whether you, as a client, will waive solicitor-client privilege so as to answer the question and provide the committee with the information about the exact statutory provisions in the body of case law you relied upon prior to reaching your decision, or whether you will seek to be shielded by solicitor-client privilege so as to avoid the question. So will you waive it, and will you answer the question?