Justice committee  I agree. It's just that we didn't get the version—

Justice committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Allow me to reread the motion put forward by my colleague that we are here to discuss today:That, following the public statement of March 6 by Ms. Jody Wilson-Raybould offering to provide more information to Canadians should it be requested, the c

Justice committee  On a point of order, Mr. Chair, I just saw someone taking a picture of us. I want him to erase it, please.

Justice committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It was an honour and a pleasure to be here at this meeting today. I learned a lot, but I unfortunately feel it wasn't enough. Today we heard from Mr. Butts. The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights agreed to convene during a parliamenta

Justice committee  Mr. Chair, since it comes from the Clerk of the Privy Council, I assume he was aware of the obligations regarding what had to happen here in this committee. We're going to wait for the document to be translated before we accept it.

Justice committee  I'm not talking about a previous government, but rather of the same government. This is still the same government. Just to change...

Justice committee  Madam...

Justice committee  All right. You had two memos: the first circulated generally, and the second concerned potential consequences. Who in the Privy Council Office asked you to draft that second memo?

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ms. Drouin, I'm going to repeat a few questions in French. First, I'd like to know whether you informed the new Attorney General of the former Attorney General's position on the remediation agreement with SNC-Lavalin and the fact that she did not want to

Justice committee  It's the normal role of a deputy minister to inform her minister on all matters so that he is up to date and to ensure a smooth transition. Without discussing any specific cases, it's your role to inform the minister properly on all issues concerning his or her department.

Justice committee  That includes important decisions made by their predecessors.

Justice committee  I understand that you can't tell us whether you spoke to Mr. Lametti about the position of the former attorney general since you haven't been authorized to do so. However, it's normally part of a deputy minister's role to inform an incoming minister on all major issues concerning

Justice committee  This is the second time this committee has shirked its responsibility to provide documents in both official languages. We don't object to the document being submitted, but I would like you to inform all witnesses and persons who appear before this committee that it is important t

Justice committee  Considering the subject, I'm not objecting to that. What I'm asking is that the committee remind witnesses, if possible, to submit their documents in both official languages before they appear. This is the second time the committee has done this. I think it's important that we d