Justice committee  Yes, of course. In the interest of transparency, this has become almost of the character of a crisis, in terms of the rule of law which requires this committee, or more generally, an inquiry of some kind, to hear fully from the critical individuals. Of course, the Attorney Genera

Justice committee  I mean, even if she has solicitor-client privilege—

Justice committee  —and even if her privilege is waived, I am concerned—

Justice committee  Yes, absolutely. You need to hear fully from all involved.

Justice committee  First of all, it's very important to look at the context. I think that was a quote, perhaps from the Globe and Mail, when it put a scenario to me. What I mean is pretty much consistent with what I've said today, which is that all public officials must point to lawful authority

Justice committee  Well, there are issues of integrity and ethics. It's a spectrum. On the Criminal Code issue—and I'm not suggesting there's been a criminal offence—I'm saying that the integrity unit in the RCMP should thoroughly examine the issue, and they may very well be examining the issue. I

Justice committee  I will and I apologize. The final point I wanted to say about the exercise of lawful authority and prosecutorial discretion is that the rule of law is informed by our conventions, our practices, our legislation that governs prosecutions, prosecutor's desk books, and other things

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. First of all, I did have a chance to listen in to the earlier presentation and to hear both of those presenters and most of the questions. I regret that I'm not there in person today, but I was able to hear it. Of course, they've covered a fair bit of groun