National Defence committee  I do. I have one that was filed early in 2019, specifically to do with the Super Hornet purchase. I never received a reply.

National Defence committee  I would have to take a look. I heard the minister's response, and maybe these are the only five that exist out there, but I'd be surprised if they were.

National Defence committee  Certainly. I wouldn't even say it's would-be whistle-blowers. As I said in my prepared remarks, I think there was a general decrease in regular staff members' willingness to talk about day-to-day issues. Much of it may not be controversial, but certainly the twin events—as I said, Mark Norman's charges and the gag order that was put in place, which was pretty substantial and was not well received at all within DND—made individuals reassess whether they should be talking about it and ask whether it could come up in some sort of review.

National Defence committee  Thank you very much for letting me speak today to the committee on the topic of transparency within the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. It is of great relevance for me for a variety of reasons, but none so much as it deeply affects my ability to undertake research in defence policy and strategy in Canada.