Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, Mr. Dion. It's a pleasure to see you again at the committee. Thank you for the work that you and your team do. On several occasions, I needed to seek the advice of your colleagues. I must tell you that they responded promptly to my concerns each time. I'm very grateful for that.
I want to address the Conflict of Interest Act and ask you a few questions, particularly with regard to the Trudeau III Report.
Subsection 6(1) of the act states as follows:
6(1) No public office holder shall make a decision or participate in making a decision related to the exercise of an official power, duty or function if the public office holder knows or reasonably should know that, in the making of the decision, he or she would be in a conflict of interest.
You concluded that the Prime Minister didn't violate this subsection of the act. Please explain what brought you to this conclusion.