Thank you, honourable Chair, and thank you, Ms. Dawson, for coming. I have great respect for your work. I read your reports. I think the role of an independent commissioner for Parliament is essential for ensuring that we have democratic accountability.
I have to begin by asking...because the reason so many of the media are here today is because of Mr. Del Mastro's investigation into the NDP convention. I see that he wrote you a letter asking for an investigation and that you stated that this does not satisfy the requirement of reasonable grounds for a request for an inquiry.
Did you forward that letter to Mr. Del Mastro?