Public Safety committee  I do.

Public Safety committee  My understanding is that the CBC approached the service many months ago, well before I was director, with a view to producing a special on the 25th anniversary of CSIS. I understand that was discussed at length within the government at the time, and that approval in principle was given.

Public Safety committee  I did two with Mr. Mansbridge: June 21 and June 22.

Public Safety committee  No.

Public Safety committee  No, because I do not think they were aware of them. As I said earlier, the RCMI speech was meant to be given under the traditional Chatham House rule, but that of course varied because the CBC was there. My understanding was that the CBC did not make any of this public. So none of the individuals you listed would have been aware.

Public Safety committee  It was the minister, Mr. Toews, and the national security adviser.

Public Safety committee  I've had general discussions with my minister and with the Privy Council Office about this. I indicated that the concerns that I expressed and that had been reported remained, in our view, potentially very serious. I said that we were continuing our analysis and that we would be moving the files forward very shortly.

Public Safety committee  I think it's difficult to parse whether I gave them the information because it was attracting publicity or whether they asked me. But I want to be very clear that I have had a conversation with my minister and with the Privy Council Office about these cases. I've indicated that these cases remain a concern and that they would be provided with a brief very shortly.

Public Safety committee  No, because I contacted them first.

Public Safety committee  I understand not.

Public Safety committee  Again that was because we were still working on our file. I was trying to give that audience a sense of granularity, which I don't think they understood I was doing.

Public Safety committee  Absolutely. I do not in the slightest deny that they were there before the speech or that they were there during the speech. My only point is I simply lost track of that during the course of my remarks.

Public Safety committee  I don't really know who was there. There were certainly some military people and there was a variety of others whom I can't identify, to be honest. But there were police there, there were a few intelligence people, and there were clearly, as the uniforms show, some military personnel.

Public Safety committee  My point, Mr. Chairman, is that I was invited to the RCMI to give a speech. I was told it was members of the RCMI and guests invited for police appreciation night.

Public Safety committee  No, I do not.