Thank you, sir.
Just to be clear, we've been hearing a lot about these misunderstandings, as I'm sure you are aware, during this investigation. You're saying that Superintendent Leather misunderstood but that in fact your department did advise him to be reactive and not proactive, but it was specifically in terms of this wellness study that was being undertaken for Nova Scotia RCMP. I believe he was under the impression that the reactive approach was to be taken at large whenever he was asked questions by the commission or otherwise. It's odd how that misunderstanding is quite significant, I would say, and he shared that at the commission.
Are you aware, then, that the Honourable Thomas Cromwell, counsel director of the commission, wrote to department lawyer Lori Ward?
Can we ensure we're all muted? Thank you very much.
Are you aware of this letter, sent to the Department of Justice on August 6 from the Honourable Thomas Cromwell, commission counsel director? He was not familiar that this was a misunderstanding. He is under the impression that your department in fact asked Mr. Leather to be reactive in his testimony. Are you aware of the letter I'm referring to?