Public Accounts committee  I need to mention first of all that when I was assigned by Chief Bevan to conduct the investigation I did not know who it involved. When I got the first reports, the key individuals were Mr. Ewanovich, who was the CHRO, and others. I certainly didn't see this as being a hindrance; in fact, I saw it as an asset, because I knew the inner workings of the RCMP, I knew where people were at.

Public Accounts committee  I never saw a conflict of interest, no, because Ms. George and Ms. Burton were helpful to the investigation. They allowed us to obtain the documentation we needed, because this was the human resources unit. They were helpful. At no time did I look at them as persons of interest in this investigation.

Public Accounts committee  May I answer? I reported to the a civilian employee by the name of Dennis Fodor.

Public Accounts committee  Not directly for Ms. George.

Public Accounts committee  Ms. Burton came into the picture, as I said, I didn't know what time, but I heard April of that year, April of 2001. She had an office on the same floor as I did, but I never worked directly with Ms. Burton.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. I'd like to answer this. It was practice during this investigation because we were in temporary quarters, temporary equipment was being used, and everybody knew from the investigative team of the process that we followed. We started this in October, when the first member left the team, where the laptop was wiped.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, it does.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, I do, sir.

Public Accounts committee  The investigation was over. I needed his report. He had valuable information to add to the report. The investigation was over. After June 17, he was not my responsibility any more.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, I do.

Public Accounts committee  I don't recall giving any details of the investigation.

Public Accounts committee  First of all, I never contacted Ms. Rosalie Burton. This is in my notes. I did a submission. At tab 12, I have my notes from June 7 on the call that I received from Ms. Burton, who complained about the behaviour of Sergeant Mike Frizzell. I can read my notes. They're very short.

Public Accounts committee  I'm sorry, can you repeat that?

Public Accounts committee  Yes.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Frizzell worked on the investigation right up until the end, which was June 17.