Thank you, gentlemen, for coming this afternoon.
Frank, I'm very sorry to hear about your father. You know, we really miss you on this committee. We had to find a reason to bring you back. Welcome back to the committee that you served so well.
I am very interested in the issue of the ventilators. I remember the crisis in March and the panic and the need to get funding out the door on these issues, particularly on ventilators. But we aren't the health committee. We're here at ethics. The issue with ethics comes down to making sure that we follow the rules.
In 2008, Rahim Jaffer, who was a former member of Parliament, a public office holder, returned to try to get a deal with the government he had served. He was convicted for breaking the Lobbying Act. Mr. Bruce Carson was a former public office holder. He was charged and convicted for coming back to the government he served. They were offering good ideas. Mr. Jaffer's was green energy. Mr. Carson's was clean water for first nations.
When your name came up, obviously, it raised questions.
Mr. Baylis, did you contact the Ethics Commissioner when you got involved in this? What did he say?