As far as the question of privilege is concerned, the Committee must decide whether to continue in public session or whether to go in camera so as to protect any detailed information Mr. Walsh might provide us. I am leaning both ways on the issue. I have some questions I could ask Mr. Walsh and the Commissioner’s replacement in public session. However, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates that Mr. Kramp and I sat on did, on occasion, indicate that it would be more appropriate to deal with some issues in camera since the disclosure of specific information, such as contracts, could have legal consequences. I remember this happening.
However, I do not think that all Members’ questions need to be dealt with in camera. I myself have a number of questions that I could ask in public session.