You know Mario, don't you?

Mario Lemieux called.

No, not that Mario Lemieux. Not the "saviour of the Pittsburgh Penguins." But Mario Lemieux. You know, from the Privy Council Office here in Ottawa. That one.

Mario called Friday because he'd heard about story on the CBC about sensitive government documents left in the middle of an Ottawa street.

Mario couldn't believe the story, he said, and he thought he'd call and ask about it.

Now, Mario is not that well known at the CBC. I don't think he's ever called here before.

But when Mario called just after nine this morning, it was like everyone ought to know him.

Like he was the other Mario. Or George Clooney.

When Mario called, he just launched right into it. No introductions needed for this Mario.

Mario said a colleague told him about the CBC Radio document story and he just couldn't believe it. Mario thought it couldn't be true and he just had to call and ask about it.

"Now, who is calling?"

"Mario," he said.

"I'm sorry, Mario who?"

"Mario Lemieux," he said.

"Mario Lemieux?"

"Yes! Mario Lemieux, " he said. "But not that Mario Lemieux."

"And where are you calling from, Mario?"

"From the PCO," he said.

Now, for those of you who don't know, the PCO is the Privy Council Office. It's the very centre of the Canadian government — the prime minister's personal ministry. The PCO is filled with high-level bureaucrats, ultra-senior advisers and scores of top-secret security types.

So, Mario works in the PCO. Just started, he said.

Mario said he wanted to find out a little more about that story. You know, because it's interesting. That's all.

So, Mario handed over his e-mail address and in exchange he received a link to the story online.

But really, who is this Mario?

Why he's Mario Lemieux! From the Emergency Management and Infrastructure Security office of the Security Operations section of the Security and Intelligence Directorate of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat
of the Privy Council Office.

You know, Mario.