Thank you, again. I'll try to be brief on this.
I don't want to put you in unfair or awkward position. You're undoubtedly aware that over the past few months there have been some situations in Parliament where there have been allegations of harassment, some between members, some between members and staff. We're in a unique situation here, obviously, and I don't think we need to brief you on exactly the uniqueness that you have. I don't think it would be appropriate, number one, and I'm not going to put you in an unfair position by asking you to offer an opinion on some of the things that you have heard about, unless you care to offer one.
I would ask you, do you think that your work on harassment issues, generally, would give you a perspective that would be able to assist us as we grapple with these questions here in Parliament? As an example, Mr. Preston is the chair of a subcommittee that has been established to deal with any harassment in the workplace. I know that's a difficult subcommittee. Even though I'm not on it, I empathize with the people who are.
If you could, sir, perhaps you could give us a few comments on the perspective that you have gained over the years in your dealings on harassment and what that might be able to lend itself to assisting us with harassment issues here in Parliament.