Thank you, Chair, and thank you, minister, for being with us here today.
The Prime Minister and the finance minister have both apologized for not recusing themselves from the decision to enlist the WE Charity to deliver the Canada student service grant program, but the Clerk of the Privy Council has also testified that given the sheer scale and cost of the program it's difficult to see how they would not have needed to be involved.
What was the expectation for you, as the minister responsible for the CSSG, when it came to assessing potential conflict of interest before entering into the contribution agreement with the WE Charity?