Thank you, Mr. Warkentin.
I think it's clear from the timeline that was presented--when we talk about August 20 to the present time--but what I'm interested in is going a little bit further back from that. I think it's apparent that during the timeline you described, there was no success; there was no successful lobbying. The Prime Minister's door was clearly shut.
But I think the reason there's a real concern around the notion of lobbying is because of what we heard during the sponsorship inquiry. During the Gomery inquiry, it came out from BenoƮt Corbeil and others that there was a system for corruption. It was set up by the previous Liberal government. Money was given to party friends and then funnelled back to the Liberal Party.
I guess what I'm curious about is if you have had any dealings with the previous government. I think it's clear that during the last four years there has been no successful lobbying, but prior to that, did you have any exchanges with the previous government where that was common practice?