Thank you, Mr. Collins. I appreciate it very much.
Our concern, obviously, is that we don't want to be part of this international network and have Canadian companies interfering with other jurisdictions' elections. This is very concerning for us. It's also very concerning as we see a pattern flowing out and pointing to Russian interference in a number of elections. I'd like to draw the process as I see it and hear your comments as we go along.
If we start with the Russian government, their second largest oil company, Lukoil, which is presently under U.S. sanctions, has been operating as an arm of the Russian government. We know that Mr. Alekperovis is a former Soviet oil minister. This company somehow has money going to Mr. Aleksandr Kogan. He's the University of Cambridge researcher who has also, to my understanding, received money from the Russian government directly and had discussions with Lukoil.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. This person, Aleksandr Kogan, uses the cover of the University of Cambridge to do a little research project. If he were coming out saying, “I'm the Russian government doing a little research project,” I'm not so sure many people would have signed up. Do you see Mr. Kogan as a key player?