At that time, I was deputy minister at the Government of Quebec's ministry for sustainable development, the environment, and the fight against climate change. I was not a member of the federal public service. I was appointed to the federal government only in August 2016 as deputy minister at the Department of National Resources, a position I held until last September.
You will understand that I cannot answer any questions relating to the mentioned events that occurred on those dates, as I was in no way associated with them. That is why, with your permission, I invite the committee members to allow my colleague Janine Sherman to answer those specific questions.