Mr. Speaker, the hon. member can put whatever he wants in his question. I will confine myself to facts in my response.
The facts of the matter are clear. They are on the record. I was approached by a journalist who fixed me with knowledge of allegations of what constituted serious wrongdoing if they were true. I then sought the advice of my deputy minister and of the solicitor general. I think I did what every member of the House would expect the Minister of Justice to do.
It is a matter of simple principle. If you are fixed with that kind of allegation of wrongdoing and take the advice of your deputy and the solicitor general, you communicate the information to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and let them do with it what they want. If I had not done that, I can just imagine the yowls of protest from the parties opposite. In this matter, I did the right thing.