Information & Ethics committee  That's correct.

Information & Ethics committee  That's correct.

Information & Ethics committee  When you look at the report, you'll see that there were people from the PMO, the justice department, and others who were interviewed.

Information & Ethics committee  We had no political pressure on this file.

Information & Ethics committee  I would need more time. Rough timelines, yes, but then we're referring to emails and correspondence. Let me go back to my team and then I'll be more than happy to follow up and say how long it's going to take us. This is like a mini ATIP request where I have to ask our team how much information is there.

Information & Ethics committee  The Commissioner is responsible for everything to do not only with ethics, but also with the behaviour of all elected officials, I think. However, I am not familiar with his exact mandate.

Information & Ethics committee  Are you referring to the RCMP Commissioner’s mandate regarding criminal investigations and that of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner?

Information & Ethics committee  I think the investigative parameters are different. As for investigations, we show an offence occurred by basing ourselves on the Criminal Code, which is not the case when it comes to ethical matters.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't have an explanation of how this happened. Honestly, there is a combination of factors, but as I said, we've put measures in place. For a sensitive file of this nature, from now on there's monthly reporting provided to the commissioner to ensure that we don't miss anything.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm more than happy to provide the committee here any information on the timelines. As I said, to the best of my recollection as the deputy commissioner, there was some change at the senior level staff just underneath, who were reporting to me, so that we incurred delays, and I'm sure there are other factors as to why we had delays.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  The interpretation people have of cabinet confidence is what differs.

Information & Ethics committee  I will reserve my comments, Mr. Chair.

Information & Ethics committee  There were no further investigation activities as of spring 2021. As to the exact time and date when I read the report as deputy commissioner.... I don't recall the exact time it was submitted and when I read it.

Information & Ethics committee  I would have gone through it and had a discussion with whoever was directly responsible for the program, and then discussed it with the commissioner.