Order.
We're resuming meeting 48 of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, pursuant to a motion adopted by the committee, which reads:
That the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics investigate the actions of the Conservative Party of Canada during the 2006 election, in relation to which Elections Canada has refused to reimburse Conservative candidates for certain election campaign expenses in order to determine if these actions meet the ethical standards expected of public office holders.
This afternoon we have two sections. During the first section, we have some candidates and official agents of candidates.
Ms. Cecil Cranston, Mr. Neil Jamieson, and Mr. Harvey Venier contacted us, and for a variety of reasons they weren't able to accommodate us, but they will consider a future date. So they are not here today.
We do have with us Ms. Cynthia Downey. It's Burin—St. George's, but there's a word in front.