As I said earlier, I saw that the members of the board of directors of Sustainable Development Technology Canada, or SDTC, who were in a declared conflict had recused themselves.
In various investigative reports, it was also observed that inaccuracies and irregularities had crept into the minutes, resulting in administrative lapses. This does not negate the fact that we recused ourselves.
When the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner investigated the allegations against me, he reviewed all the documentation and identified certain administrative lapses. He asked me and other witnesses to testify under oath to explain these shortcomings. He was satisfied that the directors involved in the files that were examined had recused themselves. This work was carried out after the work of the Auditor General of Canada, who did not take into account the Conflict of Interest Act, as she had indicated.