Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Bloc Quebecois said that my office had deliberately held up certain information in order to prevent it from coming out during a debate in the House.
What I am saying is that the debate took place during the first half of February, but the document did not reach my office—because my office is what we are talking about—until March 24. It remained there for 12 working days.
I have already told my own office that I found 12 working days too long, and I can assure the House that we regret the delay. We have taken steps to correct the situation, and the documents were provided to the journalist in question.