Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. McCauley, I am satisfied with the integrity that we see from the people before us here today, and I'm not suggesting that the government lacks any faith in your integrity, because I think it's important.
One of the problems we've had that politicizes these hearings is the kind of rhetoric that occurs from time to time in the House, and of course one was quoted earlier today relative to environmentalists and people from outside the country and that kind of thing. Then following that event, when you get into a situation that we now find before us—a change—it's potentially significant, but something we don't believe had been asked for from your department. So with regard to the eligible foreign organizations and the reporting requirements, was that a request from your department? Was that a need you thought should be filled and suggested to the minister?