Thanks very much, Chair.
We've commented a lot about WE, and the fact that these committees were sitting, but I also want to indicate there was a lot of other great work done in other committees. I happened to be the chair of the status of women committee at the time, and we were studying the impact of COVID-19 on women. We talked a lot about racism. In the committee on public safety, members were talking about policing and racism. There are so many committees. We talked about the four, but we should recognize that all committees were doing great work. It seemed the public did catch on to the WE scandal, because this was something that was impacting Parliament.
We talk about all the work that was stopped. We have come back to Parliament having to rush pieces of legislation through. This time frame was changed by the government, so it could adjust whatever policies it may have had, although I've seen similar bills tabled each and every day.
I want to start off with a question for Dr. Brock. You said:
As a political scientist, I’m fascinated by the strategy. I have to concede I would probably advise them to do what they’re doing.
Your choice of the word “strategy” is very interesting. Could you elaborate on the choice of that word?