Information & Ethics committee  Certainly not as part of their job; I think the MRO staff, some of whom are Conservative candidates now and are, I believe, on leave, I believe do fundraising on a volunteer basis.

Information & Ethics committee  I certainly know what they do for a department. I'm not saying they don't do political things as volunteers. They from time to time do political things as volunteers. I don't think they do that as part of their job description.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm happy to meet with any members of the committee after this meeting or at any time to clarify errors. I apologize to the member if I have been unclear in anything I've said. It certainly was not my intention. I place great value, as a lawyer, on my oath. I'm happy to hang ou

Information & Ethics committee  I don't, other than to say that I want to apologize to you and to all members of Parliament for the mistake that was made under my watch. I believe I have been treated extremely fairly by this committee. I am happy to have had an opportunity to appear before you, even though it

Information & Ethics committee  Shahbaz Bhatti was the Minister for Minority Affairs in the Government of Pakistan. On the morning of March 2 his car was riddled with bullets. He was assassinated for what seems to be his advocacy that Sharia edicts regarding blasphemy be taken out of the law of the land. He was

Information & Ethics committee  I have no intention of filing a complaint with the CBC. I find the state broadcaster to be generally fantastic in the public work they do. If they get things wrong, I'm frustrated by them sometimes, but I think the media has been very fair to me.

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Chair, I think this is the sort of thing that happens in every office and has for some time. I--

Information & Ethics committee  Well, in the United States there are clear rules against this type of thing. I suppose it is open to members of Parliament to change the rules as they exist in Canada.

Information & Ethics committee  I didn't make any phone calls to raise money for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Information & Ethics committee  I certainly didn't--

Information & Ethics committee  I sent one e-mail, from a personal account, to suggest organization of a fundraiser, and helped do it, but I think.... I have to admit that I don't remember where I was physically when I sent the e-mail. I'm not trying to be unhelpful.

Information & Ethics committee  I apologize for not being clear. I believe they were both students at Carleton University, although I can't be sure. They are both current students of Carleton University. They both volunteered while they were in school. I volunteered when I was in school. I didn't think it was u

Information & Ethics committee  I'm happy to provide you with a list of names.

Information & Ethics committee  This is a bit embarrassing for me because I called one the “main” one and the other the “Hill” one. One of them was called Alexis and the other one was called...I'm not trying to be unhelpful. I promise the members that if I have them both—

Information & Ethics committee  I have them both as Facebook friends. I'm happy to provide them to you.