Justice committee  Well, I'm not sure they're incompatible statements, to be honest. I certainly responded very quickly, and I always enjoyed meeting with Minister Wilson-Raybould. So it wasn't as if she had to drag me to the Chateau Laurier.

Justice committee  I am not. No.

Justice committee  I am not.

Justice committee  No.

Justice committee  As I outlined in some detail in my statement, I do not believe we were aware that the AG had made a final decision at the time.

Justice committee  I can only speak to the meetings that I was personally associated with or involved in. And in my case, I still don't quite get why getting transparent advice from a Supreme Court justice on this matter is controversial at all.

Justice committee  I feel like we had at least that many meetings with the affected premier's office.

Justice committee  On the TMX acquisition, I wouldn't want to venture a guess—

Justice committee  —but probably 100.

Justice committee  For a file that big it would be for sure.

Justice committee  That would be a week in NAFTA.

Justice committee  I say this with great appreciation for everybody involved. We're talking about people who had long-standing personal and professional relationships, and I seek to disparage none of them because I think it's hard enough to get people to contribute to public life in this country, a

Justice committee  No, I do not.

Justice committee  Well, I think I went through that in some detail in my opening remarks, Mr. Rankin. I have a very different recollection of that meeting. I don't think I would have used the word “solution” because it's not one I would use in this context. My basic point to Ms. Prince was that i

Justice committee  I would make a couple of points on that, Mr. Rankin, with respect. One is, I don't think it was possible for her to have her decision made. My sense, and as I was briefed by the professional public service at the time, was that she was obliged to bring fresh eyes every time new