Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the minister for being here today.
It's very important to make sure we know why we're here today, March 29. I'd like to refer to the motion adopted in the House of Commons:
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(a) regarding the study on questions of conflict of interest and lobbying in relation to pandemic spending by the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics,
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(ii) Rick Theis, the Prime Minister's Director of Policy and Cabinet Affairs, be ordered to appear before the committee on Monday, March 29, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.,
Minister, you are here on account of this motion, correct?