Thank you.
We had with us yesterday Mr. Conacher. I don't think it will be a surprise to you that he's no fan of yours, Ms. Dawson. In 2013, in response to your refusal to investigate former prime minister Stephen Harper, he referred to you.... This is not the kind of language that I use, but this is what he said. He said that you were the “lapdog” federal Ethics Commissioner. He also made a comment that you had let dozens of Conservative MPs “off the hook” for clear ethics violations.
How do you react to those statements? With that kind of public discourse, how is that helpful to the work of...? I'd like to get your reaction on this kind of public discourse.