In my view, they were friends within the meaning of the act. That's why we found Mr. Morneau to be in contravention of a couple of sections of the act, because Craig Kielburger and Mr. Morneau were friends, in my view.
The word “friend” is not defined in the act. It's up to me in each and every situation, on a case-by-case basis, to analyze the indicia of the relationship. In that instance, it was the determination I made after some reflection, but it was relatively easy to determine that they were friends.