Public Safety committee  It wasn't important whether or not it was released. Where I was concerned is that I asked the question, I was told that it would be released, and I transmitted that information to the minister's staff. Again, it was an example of inaccurate information, and there were a lot of is

Public Safety committee  Absolutely. We were getting criticized by the media at every angle for the lack of timely information. There's nothing worse than watching your team get.... They're out there trying to do the best they can and getting hammered by the media for not providing the information. We

Public Safety committee  If he released them, then yes, because that was his call to make. That's part of his job is to make sure he balances.... If it was him who released it in a media release, then he wouldn't have been compromising the investigation.

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon. I'm speaking to you from the traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people. This isn't the first time I've testified on the perception of political interference. The released audio recording of the April 28, 2020, meeting makes i

Public Safety committee  Yes, there was a request.

Public Safety committee  I believe so, yes.

Public Safety committee  That's incorrect. The information was not to share the information. It was simply a question about whether, in fact, the information in that press conference would include information about the weapons.

Public Safety committee  Whether it would be...yes.

Public Safety committee  First and foremost, I didn't deal a lot with the minister directly. I did at the beginning of the event, but I dealt more so with various people on his staff, as well as the deputy minister of Public Safety. There was a lot of back and forth. This was, as I said, a crazy time. T

Public Safety committee  They didn't ask me to do anything. They just asked a simple question. I provided one of the versions, because there were several versions of the media event that day. I provided one of the versions of the speaking notes of Superintendent Darren Campbell. They asked whether, in

Public Safety committee  No, it wasn't about this issue. Ninety per cent of that meeting was about issues regarding the flow of information from the start of this incident. There were several requests for several different kinds of information, which I wasn't receiving in a timely manner. Some of the in

Public Safety committee  No, I think it was more to his office. It was an apology for misinformation. It was simply about the fact that I—

Public Safety committee  Yes, I'm saying it was somebody in his office. It was more than likely his chief of staff. I would have said, “You know what? I'm sorry. I didn't get that—”

Public Safety committee  I appreciate your perception, but your perception is incorrect.

Public Safety committee  Absolutely not.