Justice committee  September 19 was the first opportunity for me to follow up on September 17. That was the week that Parliament came back, as I'm sure all of you remember. The first chance to go and see her was after national caucus ended on Wednesday. We met in her office for about 10 to 15 minut

Justice committee  In February—I think it may have even been Valentine's Day 2018—the Prime Minister spoke in the House and committed his government to a new approach to recognition of indigenous rights, a fundamental change in the relationship. It's something that he wanted to do and I'm sure woul

Justice committee  I have no opinion.

Justice committee  I work for the executive, and I will not opine on how Parliament should conduct its business.

Justice committee  If it's helpful, Mr. Rankin, I firmly believe there were new facts that emerged between September and December.

Justice committee  The new facts that emerged, which I believe were public interest considerations, were the tanking of the share price of the company, making it vulnerable to takeovers, and communications from the new Premier of Quebec and the Government of Quebec, which changed the risk calculus

Justice committee  The phrase “national economic interest” in the legislation is a cut and paste from the OECD code on anti-bribery. In my understanding—and you can seek advice on this from experts—it is to distinguish national economic interest from the interest of other countries. If you're par

Justice committee  If I could finish the question—

Justice committee  My view is that the economic impacts of jobs—and it's explicitly in the Criminal Code. The impact on suppliers, pensioners, customers, communities is a relevant public interest consideration.

Justice committee  I'm not sure that's a question I should answer, because it's not covered by the SNC question.

Justice committee  Again, I do not have contemporaneous notes of the conversation. I would not say they were at loggerheads. I was worried, as a secretary of cabinet, that frustration was building, that colleagues and the Prime Minister had not been provided an explanation for why the DPA route, o

Justice committee  I think there are a few plot holes in the question. It is very clear from the sequence of events that whatever triggered minister Wilson-Raybould's resignation happened after she was moved and after the appearance of the Globe and Mail story.

Justice committee  I think it's entirely for the committee to decide.

Justice committee  The matter of prosecutions would never come before cabinet.

Justice committee  Certainly my understanding of the law—and we've talked about the Shawcross principle—is that the Attorney General as the final decision-maker has the ability and sometimes the obligation to seek input from colleagues.