Government Operations committee  I listened to the testimony, but that was not necessarily to verify what was said.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  My role is to preserve the integrity of the investigation regardless of what is happening around it.

Government Operations committee  I would say that we have to manage the public interest as regards the matter in question. The document in question was requested by your committee, and I understand that you will be discussing it. We would however like that information to remain confidential in order to preserve

Government Operations committee  Thank you.

Government Operations committee  The preliminary review...it happened relatively quick. I would say that by December of 2022 we had evidence that at least some of the allegations appeared to be substantiated, and we would have been in a position to proceed formally with the investigation at that time, were it no

Government Operations committee  Generally speaking, it can take up to seven weeks. We give ourselves 45 business days.

Government Operations committee  That's to move to formal.

Government Operations committee  In the normal course of an investigation, it would be the investigator and the responsible manager who would make those decisions.

Government Operations committee  It's my management team.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Of course, I do not have the independence of the OAG or the procurement ombudsman, for example, but I do have the space and time to conduct my work independently within the agency.

Government Operations committee  It is normal for departments to investigate matters that occur within their departments.

Government Operations committee  Maybe one point of clarification, if I could, is that I wouldn't be responsible for investigating the actions of vendors, only of employees of the CBSA.

Government Operations committee  It's a very small subsection.