Mr. Brian Hogan:

The MSO is very active in the task force. We have provided a lot of key information to it. I think everybody who is involved has acknowledged that. The memorandum of understanding, MOU, was established subsequent to the task force and the MSO did not resist signing it.

I am a creature of statute. I can only do what the law allows me to do. I cannot do something just because it might be a nice thing to do. We have a number of judicial reviews against us currently. The last thing we can do is undergo more judicial reviews. We will defend our position where we are sure of it and we are sure of it in the cases we have. However, we will not take on unnecessary cases in which we are concerned about our powers. We can only be bound by the law. An MOU is not legal and we cannot be bound by it. It cannot change the law. We are bound to comply with the law. We did sign the MOU.