Justice committee  I don't recall. I don't recall.... As you say, my answer to your first question, Mr. Fraser, is that it was very commonplace for such meetings to happen. It wouldn't have been unusual. Particularly at that time of year, Ms. Telford and I tried to meet with chiefs of staff at the

Justice committee  I can't think of a single instance in which Ms. Telford and I urgently summoned anyone, but as I said about my dinner with Ms. Wilson-Raybould, people can come away from the same experience with different impressions. As I have said many times, as I'm sure you've heard me say i

Justice committee  I believe that's a fair characterization, but I can't be sure. I know that the biggest contentious issue that we were discussing with the Minister of Justice and Attorney General's office at that time was the directive on civil litigation matters involving indigenous people. Ther

Justice committee  I think I answered that question a little while ago, Mr. Fraser, but that is not what I said. I do remember that part of the conversation, and I think this is the heart of the matter here—does asking for external advice constitute political interference? I think that by any reas

Justice committee  Yes. It's not a sophisticated tool in politics to ask your supporters to support you, right? It's a common practice that's probably been around for as long as there have been op-eds that whatever position the government is taking or an opposition party is taking, they seek out su

Justice committee  From my perspective, for most of the time we worked together, going way back to her nomination and the election campaign—which you will all remember was not a smooth sail across a calm sea—I felt like Ms. Wilson-Raybould and I could generally work things out. I think that in th

Justice committee  I have no idea. You'd have to ask the deputy minister of justice that.

Justice committee  No. No. Absolutely not.

Justice committee  No.

Justice committee  I'm not sure. I think that's a subjective standard. I probably read them before they were sent, but I don't think I had a heavy hand in them.

Justice committee  I would agree with that, yes.

Justice committee  I believe so. I have no reason to believe she wasn't.

Justice committee  I would agree with that, yes.

Justice committee  I'm sorry. Could you repeat that?

Justice committee  I'm not going to answer a conditional question like that, because I don't know if he did it—