Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Clerk, and thank you for setting the stage for us today here at the committee by impressing on all of us the deep-rooted culture of integrity that Canada has shown its commitment to, and what you've described as a rigorous process, fully validated by the Ethics Commissioner, which I think satisfies many of the questions that we've had as a committee as we've looked into this act.
My question for you might start with the difference between the respective responsibilities of the public service versus the political arm of government when it comes to conflict of interest compliance.
Can you describe those two sides of the process?