The clerk and the privy council definitely play a central role in ensuring continuity of government through a transition.

Mr. Harper will receive a copy of the report when the (Liberal) government gets it.

Important meetings take place between the Clerk and whichever government wins to go over the priorities of government, how the government is set up, where the bathroom is, things like that. It obviously changes whether there's an incumbent government or a new government, but those kinds of things continue to happen regardless.

There may be more working its way through the system.

Based on past procedure the transition will take 10 days to two weeks.

The photos and videos play a key role in ensuring government accountability for the torture that happened,