Good morning, everyone.
I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 122 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, May 7, the committee is commencing its study of compliance of a minister to the Conflict of Interest Act.
Before I begin, I want to remind everyone again about the earpieces. Make sure that when they're not in use, they are on the stickers that are on the table, so that we don't have feedback for the interpreters as well.
I want to thank everyone for their co-operation.
I also want to state that all of the interventions are to go through the chair this morning. I want to make sure there is enough time for answers and questions.
I don't want any interactions where we have two people speaking at the same time. I'm going to give an equal amount of time to the questioners and to the minister to respond. I don't want people jumping in. We have to be mindful of interpretation, not the least of which is the fact that the right information is getting interpreted, but also, again, to further protect our interpreters from any potential injury.
With that being said, I want to welcome the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, minister, who is appearing for the first hour.
Mr. Boissonnault, you have up to five minutes to address the committee.
Please go ahead, sir.