Well, part I of the Inquiries Act creates inquiries, but doesn't say what they're to look at. Is it to be forward-looking or backward-looking? Is it going to be what happened and what did the government do, or is it how could we avoid this from ever happening again?
I think that a public inquiry is very important for the second question, the future. I think a public inquiry is inappropriate for looking backwards, and that's because I think the leaker—he's not a whistle-blower; he's a leaker—violated the law, and the Parliament of Canada should not be able to see the documents that he leaked.
Mr. Johnston said that members of the Privy Council should have access to it, and I know that the Leader of the Opposition, for instance, is a member of the Privy Council, but he suggested that the other leaders have access to it. I know that Mr. Singh is thinking about it.
I really don't think a public inquiry is helpful in looking backwards.