Mr. Chair, I don't have records of anyone making that degree of comment. I would say, though, that we do have in our records, which would have been provided to the law clerk as part of the motion, that conflicts of interest were identified from some candidates. It is a matter of public record from the Ethics Commissioner that the Privy Council Office would have advised Ms. Verschuren, given that she identified potential conflicts, to have a discussion with the Ethics Commissioner before her appointment could be considered. As the commissioner has noted, that was done with the office.
On September 5th, 2024. See this statement in context.