Could you shed some light on the question that stumped the minister in the last hour?
I asked him about the February 20, 2014, briefing note from the RCMP, which contained the words “a threat to public safety and” and the fact that the exact words from the briefing note were contained in the binder that was provided to this committee, with the exception of those words.
I asked him whether the omission was deliberate or inadvertent, and he said that he would have to get back to me or that he didn't know, or he wasn't in a position to answer the question. I appreciate that these binders aren't prepared by the minister. They're probably prepared by someone under your direction.
Can you help us with that answer? Why were those words deleted?