Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses.
I'm going to direct my questions to Mr. Burton, regarding the endless delay around the implementation of the foreign influence transparency registry.
As you noted, Mr. Burton, the Liberals promised the foreign influence transparency registry would be up and running one year after Bill C‑70 received royal assent. One year was up in June of this year. June came and went. It wasn't up and running. The minister said it would be up and running by September. September came and went. He then said December, yet we are almost in December, and no commissioner has been appointed. We have no registry.
I would note that under the legislation, the leaders of recognized parties in the House and the Senate must be consulted on the commissioner, and the appointment of the commissioner must be ratified in the House of Commons and in the Senate. A number of processes haven't happened.
Given that, it would seem to me that we have no idea when the registry will be up and running. Is that fair?