Mr. Speaker, this is indeed a very serious issue. The member for Ottawa West—Nepean also raised it with me last week.
I want to be very consistent on the issue. The fact of the matter is that I, as Solicitor General, should not, nor should others, speak on operational matters related to national security for several reasons.
It is important that we not do that, first, clearly not to jeopardize investigations and second, very importantly, not to impinge on the integrity of individuals.