Information & Ethics committee  I've had no contact ever with the RCMP about any investigation or operations.

Information & Ethics committee  Before I left, I recused myself from any discussions and decisions about the divulgation or keeping of documents. As soon as I was invited to the justice committee I ordered that a hold on retention be put on all documents in the possession of the Privy Council Office and I turne

Information & Ethics committee  I had no conversations with the RCMP about any aspect of the SNC-Lavalin matter, except, as I said, interviewing about SNC's lobbying activities.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm not sure I can answer that authoritatively. There were two large ones that I was aware of when I was clerk. One was to the Norman trial and the other was the waiver for the Attorney General.

Information & Ethics committee  There is a public interest in the confidentiality of cabinet discussions. It's how we make cabinet work, so there is a large public interest in maintaining the convention and the practice of cabinet confidentiality. There may be a specific public interest in an inquiry, a trial,

Information & Ethics committee  I think there would be a little bit of judgment in terms of whether the information would be kept in confidence by the person receiving it and what they would do with it. There's a very structured process by a commission of inquiry like the one that's under way now. There's a ver

Information & Ethics committee  I don’t remember.

Information & Ethics committee  During the summer, after my departure at Easter. I think the report was tabled during the month of August. The meeting probably occurred during the month of July, but I am not sure of the date.

Information & Ethics committee  I don’t know. They asked me a series of questions about the timing of SNC‑Lavalin’s lobbying and political activities, as well as its representatives.

Information & Ethics committee  No. During my interview with the RCMP, the issue was not ministers’ behaviour, but that of SNC‑Lavalin.

Information & Ethics committee  Excuse me, but I missed the question. If I understood correctly, the Commissioner’s conclusion was that there had been a violation of a provision of the Act…

Information & Ethics committee  I have no idea. It was five years ago. I would add, however, that during the month of August 2019, Ms. Wilson‑Raybould clearly stated before the committee and during an interview with the media that she did not think it was criminal activity.

Information & Ethics committee  I have nothing to add to what I already said to the Standing Committee on Justice five years ago and what I said to the Commissioner during the summer of 2019.

Information & Ethics committee  No, not at all. It's not up to me to judge it.

Information & Ethics committee  It's not a question of primacy of one or the other. We have a legislative branch, an executive branch and a judiciary, and there's tension among the three all the time.