Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, Mr. Barton.
I have several questions to ask with a view to clarifying a number of points.
You were the global managing director of the McKinsey company from 2009 to 2018. The Trudeau government took over eight years ago, in 2015. From that point on, there was exponential growth in the number of contracts awarded to the company by the Government of Canada.
We would like to know how that came about.
When you were the managing director, you were no doubt involved in the relations. Even though you have said that it's not the case, Mr. Trudeau and Ms. Freeland claimed to be close friends. However, it's not unheard of to boast about being friends with certain people.
We'd like to know the nature of the discussion you had with the Trudeau government, whether with the Prime Minister, Mr. Morneau or someone else, about obtaining contracts that would get McKinsey involved in Government of Canada activities and make it a more active consulting firm.