We have always indicated, and rightly so, that home base for those employees for administrative purposes was Ottawa. Working at an office for which rent was paid by the party was entirely accepted, acceptable, legitimate and lawful until April 8, 2014.
We obeyed the rules before the rules were changed. We have obeyed the new rules since the rules were changed. Prior to that, there was absolutely nothing preventing us from doing what we did. We were open with the House of Commons employees. We consulted them at every stage of that work, whether it was in setting up those employees or drafting their letters of employment.
I would just take the liberty of saying that the Interpretation Act provides very clearly that—