Thanks.
Mr. Hoback talked about transparency and being straightforward with things, and I think that's very important. I think Canadians expect that of us.
Beyond the fact that this bill is significantly flawed, we've had witness after witness here talking about who was getting sideswiped by it. Ms. Stoddart spoke of privacy concerns, another area of this bill that's significantly flawed.
Mr. Smith, are you aware that Mr. Oakey of Merit Canada—I want to say that, to be very clear here, because he's one of the people testifying—a direct competitor of your organization, has had unprecedented access to the PMO and other senior Conservatives not only once or twice, but 72 times, and he's met with Conservative MPs, senior staff, dozens of times between October 22 and October 24 alone? After hearing testimony here today, sir, would you say that Merit had the possibility of making significant financial gains if this bill is passed?