Did Minister Goodale seek advice regarding his legal obligations to keep this information confidential until it was publicly released on November 23rd? If so, will he make it public?

If the Minister made inquiries as he claims, did he keep a record of who was questioned in his office, did he keep a copy of their responses, and has he handed this information over to the RCMP?

We now know that the Liberal leader and his staff had advance knowledge of the announcement. Given the seriousness of the allegations why didn’t the Minister’s inquiries extend into the Prime Minister’s Office? How could he conclude that there was no wrongdoing if he hadn’t questioned all of those who had advance notice?

Given that the Finance Minister’s inquiries did not extend into the Prime Minister’s Office, why didn’t the Liberal leader initiate an inquiry into his own office?

Can Minister Goodale explain how he was able to conclude that there was no leak both before he inquired, and then again after he inquired, while the RCMP found “sufficient information” to warrant a criminal investigation?

In the time that lapsed between the first allegations and the RCMP beginning their investigation, valuable evidence may have gone missing or may have been destroyed. As the person responsible for maintaining confidence in Canada’s capital markets and in the Office of the Minister of Finance, why didn’t the Minister immediately ask the RCMP to investigate these allegations when they were first raised?

Have the Minister and the Liberal leader taken steps to ensure that computer files, documents, calendars and other material that might be relevant to the RCMP investigation is not deleted, removed or destroyed?

How will the Minister and Liberal leader ensure that no reprisals are taken against public servants who cooperate with the RCMP investigation?