Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate your recognizing me to introduce this motion and have it debated here today.
This motion is primarily an opportunity for a member of Parliament in good standing, Mr. Derek Lee, to address the information that was present on the Sun and Partners website that indicated that some of the elements he provided to that firm. Quoting from that website, as you can see in the motion, I'll just briefly read out that they:
...include acting for foreign and offshore organizations in obtaining operating licences, securing regulatory and governmental approvals for mergers and acquisitions...advising government bodies on international issues regarding cross-border tax collection, anti-dumping issues, and lobbying government on policy issues as well as facilitating intergovernmental relationships
The primary point of this motion is requesting our committee to look into this and perhaps have Mr. Lee advise the committee as to why this occurred. I have spoken with Mr. Lee subsequent to introducing this motion; he seemingly was interested in elucidating on this information.
That is the motion, and I look forward to hearing further debate from the members.