Mr. Speaker, this week the Privacy Commissioner released a damning report finding the government breached both the spirit and the letter of the Privacy Act by spying on first nations child advocate Cindy Blackstock. Just days before the report was released, aboriginal affairs told the media that the Privacy Commissioner would not be conducting an investigation.
My question is simple. Who in the minister's office or the PMO instructed the department to make this false statement, and will there be any disciplinary action?