Justice committee  No.

Justice committee  No.

Justice committee  I'm sure there were. It's pretty standard operating procedure, in my view.

Justice committee  I'm not sure I would.... It's been a long time since I read that memo, Mr. Ehsassi, so I don't want to be categorical about this. I don't know if it was a recommendation or an option or.... Since we seem to be having a bit of a Jesuitical discussion about fine definitions, I do

Justice committee  Sure. I thought that in a case like this, when so many people's livelihoods were at stake—and this was a shared view—that it was an obligation of the government to make sure that we availed ourselves of every...that we took a really hard look at it, because when you go knock on

Justice committee  That is correct.

Justice committee  I'm not aware of any, no.

Justice committee  No. Well, I would say that for four of the weeks in question that you're examining here, I was in Washington, so it was certainly not every day in the effective time period.

Justice committee  From time to time they were, on a wide variety of matters, yes.

Justice committee  In general, I would. I mean, I certainly gave them overall direction, and they would report back from time to time.

Justice committee  Sorry, I didn't hear that.

Justice committee  I did not say “immediately after”, and to be honest, I don't recall whether the Clerk or the Prime Minister debriefed me on the meeting.

Justice committee  Not that I know of.

Justice committee  Whether she would accept external advice and whether she would overturn the decision of the DPP are two different questions. In fact, I believe the distance between those two things, Mr. Cooper, is at the heart of the matter at hand. My perspective on this—and it was informed by

Justice committee  Please let me finish, sir, with respect. It's an important fact, because it is one of the few facts that seem to be shared. The former minister testified that last week, and that was certainly my understanding. What I said in my statement about the meeting with Ms. Prince was