Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses for being with us.
I have here in my hand the French version of the RCMP statement dated October 14, 2024. It starts by stating that an extraordinary situation is compelling the RCMP to disclose information about the investigation. It also mentions that it is not their normal process to disclose information about ongoing investigations to preserve their integrity.
I wonder why the RCMP decided to publicly disclose information in connection with the investigation. What did they discover by doing so?
I know that it's far too early to draw conclusions, but what is the difference between a confidential investigation and this one, where some details have been made public?
To some extent, you wanted to warn some Canadians that they might be in danger. Was the goal truly to protect those individuals or was it to try to gather more intelligence? Why decide to publicly disclose some information?
I'll ask Mr. Duheme to respond first.