Thank you very much, Chair.
Thank you to all our witnesses today.
Mr. Ferguson, as always, it's good to have you here. If I can, Mr. Ferguson, I'd like you to clear something up, or at least make it crystal clear for me.
On page 13 of the report—sorry, I think that's page 13 of the report; I have a printed copy—you state, “Although the data did not allow us to draw a conclusion of corruption”, then it goes on to say, “a greater superintendent presence would allow the Agency to understand why this happened.”
My questions is about the choice of the words, sir: “Although the data did not allow us to draw a conclusion of corruption...”. It doesn't flat out say that there was no corruption. It also doesn't leave the suggestion that there was, except that the data didn't allow you to draw that conclusion. It's a bit like, “Well, are they guilty? Well, we don't have enough evidence to prove they are guilty. I don't know whether they are innocent or not.”
Could you clarify it for me? Does that mean that you had no reason to suspect any element of corruption in anything you looked at? Is that correct?