Thanks, Mr. Chair.
I would like to acknowledge, Mr. Friday, that in looking at your resumé and biography I appreciate the fact that your excellence within the public sector is equal to your commitment to the community at large. I see that you're a strong advocate of the arts and I think that involvement is embodied across the public sector to contribute back to the community at large, so I want to acknowledge that and say how much we appreciate it.
Mr. Friday, there was a mix-up with your appearance here and I don't want to belabour the point, but I would say that there was some confusion as to whether or not you should appear some days ago, and you came to a conclusion that you should not.
Did you receive any advice outside of your office on that matter? Did the Privy Council Office offer you any advice as to what capacity you would be serving here, being asked to appear before the government operations committee?