Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's good to be back. It's nice to see so many people come back to learn a little more about the Manual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada from 1968.
As I was hinting before I got into this discussion, this was published by Lester B. Pearson, the then prime minister. I find it interesting that from time to time on social media and in different venues, we see letters by people to their former selves, letters to themselves when they were in high school. I think it's actually a fascinating process to tell your past self what you wish you had known then.
In this case, it's really a letter to the future. It's an opportunity taken by an outgoing prime minister to provide ideas and guidance to his successors. That's exactly what the purpose of this manual is. Again, this is from Lester B. Pearson, the Liberal prime minister from 1963 to 1968.
I know that Mr. Simms yesterday mentioned that he still has a grudge against Mr. Diefenbaker. As a bit of a spoiler alert, I will have some comments from the Chief later on, but hopefully Mr. Simms will stay tuned for those comments—