Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Rock, for being here.
Mr. Rock, you've mentioned that you and Solicitor General Herb Gray announced the intention of the government to settle this matter on January 6, 1997. I'm going to throw some dates at you. It wasn't until October 6, 1997, through the offices of Justice Gold, that a final settlement agreement paying over $2 million to Mr. Mulroney--$1.4 million for legal fees and $587,000 for public relations fees--was actually entered into.
The question I have for you is this. Either at the time of the January press conference or the October actual settlement or in fact the payments over 1997, did you become aware of the cash payments to Mr. Mulroney of somewhere between $225,000 and $300,000?