Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Chair, I wasn't involved in the submission of these most recent versions. I believe our parliamentary affairs team coordinated that. I'm sorry. I can't answer the question.

Information & Ethics committee  Those remarks that were made were speculative in nature. I believe a portion of what the whistle-blowers have alleged, based on the facts that have been identified in the RCGT report. I believe that nothing was found, to date, that would be construed as misconduct or wrongdoing.

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Chair, the first working draft of the document we requested was delivered on September 8. That was a hastened version that hadn't been through their quality control process, because we were having internal discussions about the matter.

Information & Ethics committee  The contract was issued on March 17.

Information & Ethics committee  In May, we received an interim brief from RCGT with a draft report that frankly was not acceptable to us. It had language that was not helpful, and as a result of that we decided to dig deeper and conduct additional procedures.

Information & Ethics committee  I do not have the date on which the deputy minister communicated with the minister, but I do know that the briefing note was signed by the deputy minister on September 27.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't have any awareness of that.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't know if it did or not. It's possible that was an action that was being proposed at the time, but I can't speak for the deputy or the minister.

Information & Ethics committee  Those remarks were made in the August-early September time frame, well before the minister had ever been briefed. As indicated in my opening remarks, it was speculation on my part. It was inappropriate. I regret the remarks, but I do think on the notion of the minister flipping o

Information & Ethics committee  I did not say that, sir.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm sorry. I don't know if it happened, though, sir.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't know if he did or not, sir.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. We were provided a verbal debrief by the SDTC.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't know.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm sorry. Which readout are you referring to?