Public Safety committee  I cannot answer that, Mr. Chair.

Public Safety committee  I cannot answer that, Mr. Chair.

Public Safety committee  I cannot answer that, Mr. Chair, because those are operational details that I cannot share with the committee.

Public Safety committee  Yes, madam.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, we have finished gathering information. I cannot comment on how that information was collected.

Public Safety committee  I believe it was after.

Public Safety committee  No, or I would have said so.

Public Safety committee  I don't remember the exact date. It was very shortly after the interviews, I'd say a day or two.

Public Safety committee  No.

Public Safety committee  I told them, as I said a moment ago, that we had a couple of cases that I had discussed and that were worrisome, that we had almost completed our analysis, and that we would be briefing them formally very shortly.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chairman, I'm not sure I issued a retraction. To my mind, I was explaining exactly what had happened. When I spoke to Mr. Mansbridge, I was thinking of a conversation I had had with the national security adviser, and that's why I said I had spoken to someone.

Public Safety committee  No, I may not.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chairman, there's a long-standing tradition acceptable to all committees of the House that discussions between officials and ministers are confidential.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chairman, as I am sure you are aware, I am unable to do this. These are operational details. The law requires me to report to the government. I will be doing so very shortly. My understanding is that we will have a discussion, and it will be decided what the next steps will be.

Public Safety committee  Well, as I have indicated on a couple of occasions already, clearly that was not the thing to do, and I regret it. I would not do so again. But I think the important part of all of this is to realize that I really didn't think I was giving away any state secrets, because I was not.