Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister Ng, I'm going to ask a series of questions in a rather rapid way. I'm going to ask that you keep your remarks as brief as possible. If there are opportunities for you to apply yes or no, that would suffice.
We really want to get to the heart of the matter and hopefully be able to move beyond this situation in our committee and get to the good work of the ethics committee.
I'm going to begin with your relationship with Ms. Alvaro. You mentioned that you've been friends for quite some time. Did Ms. Alvaro ever work in any capacity for any of your political campaigns, and if so, in what role was it?