Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, my first question is about the French Senate's report on McKinsey and another consulting firm. It referred to the same problems we have here, which is to say that McKinsey uses the foot-in-the-door technique or, as we call it, pro bono work, to interfere in the workings of government.
Do you find it appropriate or ethical for a company that is not a registered lobbyist to be able to work within a department like National Defence?