Order, please.
Our next witness is the Honourable Allan Rock, a Privy Councillor and former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada during the time of the Mulroney Airbus settlement. He also served as Minister of Health and Minister of Industry during his 10 years as a member of Parliament, and he subsequently served as Canada's ambassador to the United Nations.
Good afternoon, Mr. Rock. We thank you kindly for accepting our invitation to appear before us today.
Mr. Rock, I expect you will recall the rules, procedures, and traditions of the House of Commons. In particular, you will recall the general expectation that witnesses appearing before committee testify in a truthful and complete manner. Do you wish to proceed under this understanding or would you feel more comfortable being formally sworn in by the clerk of the committee?