Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Adler, thank you for coming today to speak to us about the content of your bill.
To begin, I would like to come back to a question that my colleague, Mr. Ravignat, asked regarding the absence of definitions. You kept referring to the definition of political staff, which is not the same thing. Section 9 of your bill says that alleged partisan conduct may be examined. However, “partisan conduct” is not defined in your bill, Mr. Adler.
Let us suppose that the Chief Electoral Officer starts an investigation into a candidate of a political party. You decide that that would be partisan conduct because it focuses on one specific political party.
This a very serious concern, and you have to clarify that part of the bill and define partisan conduct. One wouldn't want to create a system that would start a witch hunt targeting all those within the government whose responsibilities involve disclosure.
Mr. Adler, why wasn't “partisan conduct” defined? I would like you to tell us what you mean by that.