Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Hall. I've read your articles that you've co-authored with W.T. Stanbury in The Hill Times with great interest. I note that on February 15, 2010, you wrote an article that says:
Can the Prime Minister's power over prorogation of Parliament be restricted without amending the Constitution? Yes, it can. It's time to start the process now as part of a series of reforms to limit the excessive powers of the PM.
I'll leave it to all of my colleagues here, if they have not already read the article, to do so.
I'll have two questions, depending on your answer to the first. Were you in the room when Mr. Rob Walsh presented and then answered questions of this committee?