Thank you very much, Mr. Vice-Chair.
I'll be very brief in my opening comments.
It is an honour for me to be invited to your meeting today. I hope I can be of use to you in your important work.
I would like to say two things in order to preserve as much time as possible for your questions.
First, as you noted, I simply wanted to note the presence of my two colleagues, whom I've asked to join me this morning in order to assist me in providing you with the information you require.
Ms. Victoria Prince is the national contact person for the Charities and Not‑for‑Profit Law Section, and Ms. Nadia Effendi is the chair of the Public Law and Appellate Advocacy Group. Both of them work in the offices of Borden Ladner Gervais, in Toronto.
They helped me with my governance review and coordinated the work of the entire team.
Second, let me say a brief word about solicitor-client privilege, which I hope will put everyone's mind to rest on that subject.
My engagement with Hockey Canada was to perform an independent and impartial governance review as the terms of reference refer to it as an assessment of Hockey Canada's current governance models and practices. Our three reports have been made public. In those circumstances I'm of the view that there is no concern about solicitor-client privilege in relation to my review in testifying before you this morning. I can also confirm that Hockey Canada has indicated its agreement with my view.
With that introduction let me reiterate that I'm here to assist you as much as I can based on the governance review that I conducted.
Thank you, Mr. Vice-Chair.