Information & Ethics committee  First of all, we have our own manuals, and there are some precedents. In addition, as we said initially in reply to Mr. Peterson's question, we have to listen to the reasons the departmental officials give for making the decision. Of course we will listen to their reasons and why

Information & Ethics committee  In our office, the Commissioner does, and he is assisted—

Information & Ethics committee  Ultimately, the minister has the last word. If we make a recommendation that is rejected by the minister, the Commissioner will go to court to request that it be reviewed.

Information & Ethics committee  As the Commissioner explained, Mr. Vincent, I will most likely need some legal opinions in the course of the investigation. That is when I consult with the legal team to get a legal opinion. Am I right in wanting to go to the department—

Information & Ethics committee  I believe the program is something like $400 per course. It's the same thing as a university course in the sense that it's 35 hours of lecture and 90 hours of studies to get them through. Normally students will take one course per semester. Some have taken two. There are even goo

Information & Ethics committee  If your question is whether we have cases past 90 days, the answer is yes. Do we have cases one year old? The answer is yes. And the oldest is probably a year and a half.

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Peterson, I'd like to add that the one you're referring to in the paper might not be exactly the one that's under investigation by our office. I know you're referring to what was in the papers yesterday and today. I'm not saying I can link that to one that is actively with us