Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I actually thought that the role of this committee was to respect our witnesses and ask them some questions, rather than going on rants and raves that achieve absolutely nothing. Talking about not respecting the committee process, Madam Chair, I think those last five minutes were disgraceful.
I'd like to go back to the reason we're here. We asked Ms. Dawson and her people to join us today so that we could learn more about the role of her office and perhaps look at one or two specific issues. This committee decided to call all four commissioners to start. We all wanted to hear from them, and we are doing that. That's why we're here, and that's why we appreciate Ms. Dawson's being here. We have started to learn more about each of these divisions or departments over which we have control, and I think that's a good thing.
Ms. Dawson, the first question I would ask of you is whether, if a member of Parliament were to phone a company or a union and solicit a sponsorship or donation for a political party, that would breach the code of ethics.