Thank you very much, Mr. Dicerni.
Before we begin with Mr. Garneau, I want to point out to members of the committee that a letter has been distributed to you, dated March 13, 2008, from the senior associate deputy minister and director of investments at the time, Mr. Paul Boothe, to the then industry minister, Jim Prentice, outlining the restrictions on the minister and department in commenting about any specific case.
I asked Mr. Dicerni to provide that to our committee so we would all understand that while he comes here in the interests of transparency, he is under statutory restrictions when it comes to what he can and cannot comment on, as per the advice provided to the minister and deputy minister by the department.
Without further ado, we will begin with Mr. Garneau.