With great respect, Mr. Latulippe, at the bottom of the first page of your comments about Mr. Akhavan, you say:
This is a case which at least constitutes an apparent violation of the measures of the Code of Ethics to avoid conflicts of interest and of the Conflict of Interest Act.
So I'm asking you a very simple question, which really has a yes or no answer. Before you attacked Mr. Akhavan's reputation in this report, did you discuss it with him and give him a chance to respond to what you were going to tell this committee today with respect to his conduct?