I had no discussion with the minister about that. The deputy minister at the time, John Knubley, and I had a discussion. We both recognized that Ms. Verschuren was speaking to the Ethics Commissioner, and we had confidence that the results of that discussion would be taken into account as part of the appointments process and the advice brought forward to the minister by PCO or the central agencies.
On November 27th, 2024. See this statement in context.