Government Operations committee  I would not be able to estimate off the top of my head how many people—

Government Operations committee  It would be a handful.

Government Operations committee  Again, I know that I'd speak about this with about five to six members of my immediate team. I would have to consult with them in terms of the number, but all would be—

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, just to be clear on the drywall comment, the people, the trades, in there would not know the purpose of that building. They would be under strict orders—

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I'm absolutely serious.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, you can find some Gartner information but not all.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, it did. The contract complies with standard contracting principles and obviously continues to operate under my obligations.

Government Operations committee  Those would be at the assistant deputy minister level, with one exception at the director general level.

Government Operations committee  The members of my staff who have seen this report are subject to protect the information around national security and confidential business information to the same standard that I am, so I am confident that they are—

Government Operations committee  I would imagine that it's quite a few as well, yes, and the people who work in them, the people who support them, have all been appropriately security cleared and bonded for confidentiality. However, yes, given the size and the nature of them, there are a few.

Government Operations committee  That's not correct, Mr. Chair—

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I spoke to my legal counsel, who would be from the Department of Justice. I did not—

Government Operations committee  —speak to the law clerk. I did not.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, the answer to the member's question is that I could not presume how you would choose to conduct the study, what you would need and the time frames. In order for me to provide this fully unredacted, I need consent from all of the parties. That consultation takes time, and your letter did not afford that time.

Government Operations committee  The other factor here is that, even within that, there are some things, like national security and others, where I would not have been able to not redact that. We do not disclose certain information that would, frankly, be a playbook for those people who would wish to attack our networks.