Madam Chair, a lot of my journalism is records-based. When a Canadian Forces person comes to me and says, “This is happening to me,” the first thing I say is, “Please provide me with your records.” Usually, they give me a lot of records, including personnel reports, access to information and privacy reports and official government documents. I then go to the Department of National Defence. There's a checks and balance issue here. I say, “This individual is saying this.” The Department of National Defence will come back. Usually, it will say, “Yes, that's happening.” I'll say, “Please comment,” and away we go.
