Analyze the political situation of Andrew Scheer, his campaign manager and the Rebel ties mentioned in the statement.
Of course he knew where his campaign manager worked! How could he answer the question without either revealing himself as a hypocrite (he is) or telling an outright lie which could easily be disproved? His only real alternatives were to walk out and hope it all blows over (maybe) or admit that his Rebel ties were deeper than he has admitted and promise to reform himself (a hard sell). I think Scheer is sunk.