Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, as I said before, I don't see Ms. Block's providing contributions to political parties as a conflict of interest. I think that over a period of 15 years or so it's something like $300 or $400 to the Liberal Party, but my understanding is that she has made contributio

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's based on the fact that our understanding from those officials is that there were no findings of fault and, certainly, no activities leading to charges with respect to the 2019 and 2021 elections.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you to all members of the committee.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  One of our recommendations, with respect to the public hearings over the next five months, was to deal exactly with that issue. Bring in the best expertise we can to it. Learn from others who have been able to provide more light. Then, help to acquaint the public with this distin

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I agree entirely with the member who just raised the question that we have much improvement to do in how we crystalize information, how we move it into responsible hands, how we ensure that appropriate action is taken and have accountability for it. We have much work

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I don't think I have many comments to make on what kinds of messages were given at that time. However, we expect from our public servants in this country that they will be non-partisan, that they will be professional, and that they will provide clear information and

Procedure and House Affairs committee  My understanding is that her contributions have been quite widespread. I think she has supported people in political office who bear other than Liberal qualities, but I don't have specific information I can give you.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, I think she has been supporting and been prepared to assist other former students and people who have been affiliated with parties other than the Liberal Party.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't understand the question. I'm sorry.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, thank you for that question. I would encourage the committee to be very precise and very disciplined and rigorous in accountability to improve our systems with respect to foreign interference. Yes, we have seen some progress and some changes. There is a clear outlin

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I think that's a wonderful suggestion and should be done. What's important about that, for me, is that we have these overview committees with expertise, with the opportunity to go into deeply classified information, and that we make those bodies as strong as we pos

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, our hope is that we could encourage members of those communities to continue their work in trying to draw to the attention of Parliament and the public generally the dangers we're facing. We hope that the work we have done and the review by NSICOP and NSIRA, joined

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I would say that there are other experts, including Ward Elcock, for example, who have suggested that public inquiries are not the appropriate way, and Justice O'Connor, following the Arar committee, made the same point. There are differences of opinion on that, and

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, the question is whether I have confidence in the public responding in one way or another. That is for the public to decide. We undertook this task and did the best job we could to build trust in democracy. It will be reviewed by the appropriate review committees. We

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No. We have not begun that at all.