Thank you. I thank you for the opportunity.
Welcome to the committee, Ms. Alvaro. I appreciate that there's probably a lot of media and that the adage “all press is good press” probably doesn't necessarily hold true in this moment.
I want to get into the questions, and because I have a little bit more time, I won't rush as much as I have in previous sessions.
Were you aware your friendship with Ms. Ng would have placed her in a conflict of interest when she received services from your agency? As somebody who's been around politics as long as you have, did you raise that as a possible concern?