Thank you, John, and I think that was very clear. I'm hoping that the counsel and Mr. Brind'Amour will be aware of the condition put by the committee that there be no undue influence by a law firm on Mr. Brind'Amour.
There are some documents that we have to deal with. There are minutes that were received from Hockey Canada yesterday evening, and because there were many pages, we were not able to get them translated in time, but they will be distributed to the committee members when the translation has occurred.
I'm afraid this is one of the problems we have to deal with when we get things only at the last minute. It's pretty difficult to get them translated, and the clerk cannot distribute documents to the committee unless they're in both official languages. Please remember this, or if you can, send them in both official languages. Thank you very much for that.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses, but before I do, I have to ask the witnesses to swear in.
I will begin with Mr. Michael Brind'Amour. Would you like a religious oath, or a solemn affirmation?