Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, Ms. Dawson. It's great to have you here this morning, as I said in our greeting on the way in.
I concur, and I'm sure other members from this side of the committee table will concur, that there's no doubt you're certainly bringing the qualifications and experience that are needed to this role.
In reviewing your resumé and background I couldn't help but notice that you were actually very involved in the drafting of two pieces of legislation that hit quite close to home with this committee—the Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act. As you may know, they are two of the pieces of legislation—but not the only two—that we deal with on a regular basis.
It did actually bring up the question as to whether, in the course of your work at the Department of Justice and in your dealings in the public offices that you have held over the last few years, there was at any time any involvement with the drafting or amending of the conflict of interest codes for members or public office holders.