Justice committee  There must have been.... I am not aware of any, but there must have been some reason for the DPP herself to [Inaudible-Editor].

Justice committee  No, I would not accept that. I would ask professionals for advice on it if that were in dispute.

Justice committee  Yes, that is my understanding of the law, as I was briefed.

Justice committee  Mr. Rankin, with respect, my understanding is not that. My understanding is that I am covered by exactly the same waiver or liberty, whatever you want to call it, that the former minister was when she was here. The two events I am describing—the conversation the Prime Minister h

Justice committee  Yes, I did speak with legal counsel.

Justice committee  Yes, the discussion I had with the AG was literally, as I recall it, as we were about to get up from the table after two hours of talking about a bunch of other things. But yes, that's what it was about.

Justice committee  What do you mean by “such issues”?

Justice committee  I'm not going to pass judgment on what anyone else did, Randy—Mr. Boissonnault, excuse me.

Justice committee  I do not recall, as I said in my opening statement, that she ever said that. My understanding of the law—and I will say to you what I said to Ms. Prince on December 18 or whenever that was: I'm not a lawyer, so I'm always very hesitant to get into detailed discussions of the law.

Justice committee  No.

Justice committee  Absolutely.

Justice committee  Absolutely not.

Justice committee  Why? This is one of the things that I think are really important to keep in mind. I've seen a lot of things over the last three and a half years, interfaces with other governments, in other countries; and in a lot of places, public institutions are faltering and failing. They're

Justice committee  I certainly don't have a disagreement with her conclusion in the sense that she's lost confidence. That's res ipsa loquitur. By the way, I should say congratulations on your retirement, Mr. Rankin. I've been an admirer of yours for many years. Obviously, my opening statement d

Justice committee  Absolutely, absolutely.