However, on November 1, 1978, in testimony before the McDonald Commission, the former commissioner of the RCMP stated that they did indeed intercept mail on a very restricted basis and that the practice was not one which had been concealed from Ministers.
Pourtant, le 1 novembre 1978, dans un témoignage qu’il avait rendu devant la Commission McDonald, l’ex-commissaire de la GRC avait déclaré qu’effectivement la GRC interceptait certaines lettres, dans de très rares circonstances, et qu’on ne cachait pas cette pratique aux ministres.