2. Questions and Answers

Deputy Minister’s appearance before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

General Information on MCC Processes

Disclosure

Meeting of April 28, 2020

General Information on MCC Processes

Q 1 How many documents did the government disclose to the Commission?

Q 2 Why did the Commission issue so many subpoenas to get disclosure from Canada?

Q 3 What is the involvement of the Minister of Justice or the Minister’s Office in the document production process?

Q 4 What is the mandate of the MCC Inquiry?

Q 5 How does the MCC gather information and evidence for the Inquiry?

Q 6 What was the purpose of the Commission’s pre-hearing interviews of witnesses?

Q 7 What happens to documents once they are disclosed to the Commission?

Q 8 What findings or recommendations do you think the Commission will make? What do you think about the evidence heard to date?

Disclosure

Q 9 Why were Commissioner Lucki’s emails to the Minister of Public Safety’s office disclosed later than the majority of the documents that were provided to the Commission?

Q 10 Why were parts of the notes of high-ranking RCMP officials, including C/Supt. Leather, C/Supt. Gray, and Supt. Campbell, not initially produced to the Commission?

Q 11 Why did it take several months for the 35 pages to be produced to the Commission?

Q 12 What information on the 35 pages caused them to be flagged for further review?

Q 14 Why were D/Commissioner Brennan’s notes not disclosed together with the notes of the other senior RCMP officials?

Q 15 Is there an audio recording of the April 28, 2020 meeting with Commissioner Lucki? If so, why hasn’t it been disclosed to the Commission?

Q 16 When did Justice counsel first learn about the existence of a Wellness Assessment conducted by a third party respecting H Division?

Q 17 What are your views on the content of the Wellness Assessment?

Q 18 Can you provide the Committee with a copy of the Wellness Report?

Q 19 When did Justice counsel first learn about the call that Commissioner Lucki made to C/Supt. Leather on April 22, 2020?

Q 20 Did Justice counsel advise C/Supt. Leather not to disclose relevant information about the April 22, 2020 call from Commissioner Lucki or the events leading up to the April 28, 2020 meeting?

Q 21 Did Justice counsel tell C/Supt. Leather to take a “reactive posture” when testifying at the MCC Inquiry? What about with respect to the Wellness Assessment in particular?

Q 22 Why did C/Supt. Leather say at the MCC Inquiry that he had spoken to independent legal counsel?

Q 23 Did C/Supt. Leather make a request for Legal Assistance under the Treasury Board Policy to retain independent counsel?

Meeting of April 28, 2020

Q 24 Was the Department of Justice involved in the issue of whether to release firearms information at the April 28, 2020 press conference?