Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
I just want to go back to something Ms. Jennings referred to. There seems to be a difference in interpretation as far as investigative protocols go in how you do one investigation compared to how you do another.
I'd like to think I have enough faith in our national police force to say they don't play favourites with any political party. However, if that's what you want to say, and if that's what you want to get out, just plain say it that way. Don't hint at it.
I think we need to realize that the police officers before us aren't providing us with the political information we'd really like to have out there, that salacious information, that stuff that maybe makes it through the polls. Maybe, just maybe, they're doing the best job they can, and they're trying to answer the questions as best they can, but they just don't fit our political requests. We can play Perry Mason with them all you want, and they may just not answer the question, but we may be able to make them stumble.
Here's the thing. If it's politics, bring it up in the right forum, but don't blame the civil servants. Don't blame those who are doing their best to provide us with the best service. I just hope we're not looking for some salacious information that we can turn to our advantage. Let's just let them do their job, and if there is a complaint as far as their investigative fairness and their ability to do their job go, bring it up in the proper place. But hoping to provide the press with some really good nuggets that will get our point across I don't think does us any good.
I just wanted to make a statement to say thank you.